American Eagle Outfitters - AEO Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Eagle Outfitters in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AEO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AEO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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13 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for American Eagle Outfitters' shares. Their AEO share price forecasts range from $8.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $13.77 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.3% from the stock's current price.
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American Eagle Outfitters' stock was trading at $25.32 at the start of the year. Since then, AEO shares have decreased by 58.6% and is now trading at $10.49.
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American Eagle Outfitters saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,110,000 shares, a decrease of 19.0% from the August 31st total of 23,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,790,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 22nd 2022.
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September, 7th. The apparel retailer reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.09. The apparel retailer earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 3.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.05%. The company's revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share.

American Eagle Outfitters declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, July 22nd. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 7th.
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American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.11%. AEO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 79.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, AEO will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1,054 employees have rated American Eagle Outfitters Chief Executive Officer Jay Schottenstein on Glassdoor.com. Jay Schottenstein has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.

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American Eagle Outfitters trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AEO."

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One share of AEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.49.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and generates $5.01 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $419.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.91 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 40,800 workers across the globe.

American Eagle Outfitters' mailing address is 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA, 15203. The official website for the company is www.aeo-inc.com. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at (412) 432-3300, via email at linemedia@ae.com, or via fax at 412-432-3955.