American Eagle Outfitters - AEO Competitors

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in URBN or AEO?

77.3% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, URBN or AEO?

Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer URBN or AEO?

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus target price of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.05%. American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus target price of $14.62, indicating a potential upside of 11.31%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
American Eagle Outfitters	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in URBN or AEO?

Urban Outfitters received 119 more outperform votes than American Eagle Outfitters when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.53% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Urban Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1250 60.50%	Underperform Votes 816 39.50%
American Eagle Outfitters	Outperform Votes 1131 65.53%	Underperform Votes 595 34.47%

Does the media refer more to URBN or AEO?

In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 2 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 12 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.07 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Urban Outfitters	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Eagle Outfitters	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, URBN or AEO?

Urban Outfitters has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Eagle Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters	$4.80 billion	0.50	$159.70 million	$1.71	15.32
American Eagle Outfitters	$4.99 billion	0.51	$125.14 million	$0.62	21.18

Is URBN or AEO more profitable?

Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 3.33% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 2.51%. American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity of 13.27% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Outfitters	3.33%	9.46%	4.46%
American Eagle Outfitters	2.51%	13.27%	5.35%

Summary

Urban Outfitters and American Eagle Outfitters tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.