NYSE:AEO - American Eagle Outfitters Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

American Eagle Outfitters declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1375 per share on Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. View American Eagle Outfitters' Dividend History.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 11th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.48. The apparel retailer earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.06 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 21.25% and a net margin of 6.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share. View American Eagle Outfitters' Earnings History.

American Eagle Outfitters is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, January, 13th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.34-0.36 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.36.

13 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for American Eagle Outfitters' stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect American Eagle Outfitters' share price to reach $19.46 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Eagle Outfitters.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Eagle Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for American Eagle Outfitters.

News coverage about AEO stock has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Eagle Outfitters earned a coverage optimism score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the apparel retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for American Eagle Outfitters.

American Eagle Outfitters saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 21,510,000 shares, an increase of 41.9% from the November 28th total of 15,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,390,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.9 days. Currently, 14.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View American Eagle Outfitters' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to American Eagle Outfitters include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Guess? (GES), Buckle (BKE), Designer Brands (DBI), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Childrens Place (PLCE), Caleres (CAL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), Shoe Carnival (SCVL) and Chico's FAS (CHS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Eagle Outfitters investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Intelsat (I), Fossil Group (FOSL), Ciena (CIEN), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Apollo Global Management (APO) and First Data (FDC).

American Eagle Outfitters' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (1.20%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.18%), West Coast Financial LLC (0.29%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.19%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%) and State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own American Eagle Outfitters stock include Andrew J Mclean, Cary D Mcmillan, Charles F Kessler, James H Keefer Jr, Janice E Page, Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell and Noel Joseph Spiegel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Eagle Outfitters.

AEO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Strs Ohio and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold American Eagle Outfitters company stock in the last year include Andrew J Mclean, Charles F Kessler and Jennifer M Foyle. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Eagle Outfitters.

AEO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., West Coast Financial LLC, TIAA FSB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co., Cerebellum GP LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Diligent Investors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Eagle Outfitters.

Shares of AEO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.52.

American Eagle Outfitters has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion and generates $4.04 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $261.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 on an earnings per share basis. American Eagle Outfitters employs 45,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Eagle Outfitters.

The official website for American Eagle Outfitters is http://www.aeo-inc.com/.

American Eagle Outfitters' mailing address is 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA, 15203. The apparel retailer can be reached via phone at 412-432-3300.