American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Competitors $10.68 -0.79 (-6.84%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.76 +0.07 (+0.70%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEO vs. URBN, ANF, FL, BKE, GES, CAL, SCVL, ZUMZ, GCO, and CTRNShould you be buying American Eagle Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Eagle Outfitters include Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Foot Locker (FL), Buckle (BKE), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), and Citi Trends (CTRN). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. American Eagle Outfitters vs. Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Foot Locker Buckle Guess? Caleres Shoe Carnival Zumiez Genesco Citi Trends American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, AEO or URBN? American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AEO or URBN? Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than American Eagle Outfitters. American Eagle Outfitters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Eagle Outfitters$5.33B0.35$170.04M$1.686.36Urban Outfitters$5.55B0.99$287.67M$4.2713.96 Is AEO or URBN more profitable? Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 6.11% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 4.28%. American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity of 20.75% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Eagle Outfitters4.28% 20.75% 9.99% Urban Outfitters 6.11%15.86%8.25% Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEO or URBN? Urban Outfitters received 141 more outperform votes than American Eagle Outfitters when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.12% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican Eagle OutfittersOutperform Votes115263.12% Underperform Votes67336.88% Urban OutfittersOutperform Votes129359.31% Underperform Votes88740.69% Does the media prefer AEO or URBN? In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 20 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 21 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of -0.04 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Eagle Outfitters 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Urban Outfitters 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEO or URBN? 97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate AEO or URBN? American Eagle Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.51%. Urban Outfitters has a consensus target price of $56.36, indicating a potential downside of 5.43%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Eagle Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Urban Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 SummaryUrban Outfitters beats American Eagle Outfitters on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Eagle Outfitters News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Eagle OutfittersFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$20.39B$25.04B$19.41BDividend Yield4.17%2.59%169.79%3.83%P/E Ratio9.1313.3824.1834.23Price / Sales0.350.913.9634.85Price / Cash5.089.9219.4117.51Price / Book1.225.346.114.69Net Income$170.04M$702.99M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-10.96%-3.21%-2.01%-1.74%1 Month Performance-3.08%8.92%9.09%7.46%1 Year Performance-52.74%-13.63%7.21%3.96% American Eagle Outfitters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.8529 of 5 stars$10.69-6.8%$14.80+38.5%-54.7%$1.84B$5.33B9.1340,800Upcoming EarningsGap DownURBNUrban Outfitters3.8104 of 5 stars$61.42-2.2%$54.00-12.1%+44.2%$5.69B$5.55B17.6023,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.9607 of 5 stars$78.06-1.3%$115.50+48.0%-49.7%$3.72B$4.95B7.7231,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownFLFoot Locker3.5023 of 5 stars$23.81-0.2%$21.19-11.0%+4.3%$2.27B$7.99B-5.2849,900Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBKEBuckle3.098 of 5 stars$41.34-0.2%$41.00-0.8%+6.7%$2.11B$1.22B10.498,300Upcoming EarningsGESGuess?3.7155 of 5 stars$11.70-0.9%$12.50+6.8%-56.4%$606.51M$3.00B9.8312,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCALCaleres3.6136 of 5 stars$17.08-4.2%$16.00-6.3%-55.5%$574.09M$2.72B3.809,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownSCVLShoe Carnival4.5924 of 5 stars$20.07-0.9%$51.00+154.1%-43.6%$548.55M$1.20B7.385,800Positive NewsZUMZZumiez2.787 of 5 stars$13.22-1.0%$22.00+66.4%-34.2%$258.68M$889.20M-5.149,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpGCOGenesco3.9923 of 5 stars$23.08-4.7%N/A-22.3%$254.76M$2.33B-9.5018,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCTRNCiti Trends1.4761 of 5 stars$26.34+0.5%$33.33+26.6%+13.6%$218.04M$753.08M-8.585,400News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies URBN Competitors ANF Competitors FL Competitors BKE Competitors GES Competitors CAL Competitors SCVL Competitors ZUMZ Competitors GCO Competitors CTRN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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