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American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$12.98 -0.19 (-1.40%)
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American Eagle Outfitters - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
3
Hold
9
Buy
1

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for American Eagle Outfitters in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 13 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for AEO.

Consensus Price Target

$14.40
10.90% Upside
According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for American Eagle Outfitters, the average price target is $14.40. The highest price target for AEO is $28.00, while the lowest price target for AEO is $9.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.90% from the current price of $12.99.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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AEO Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
8/29/24 to 8/29/25
1 Month Ago
7/30/24 to 7/30/25
3 Months Ago
5/31/24 to 5/31/25
1 Year Ago
8/30/23 to 8/29/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
Sell
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$14.40$14.70$14.80$25.00
Forecasted Upside10.90% Upside30.43% Upside35.16% Upside20.31% Upside
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Reduce
Hold
Hold

AEO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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AEO Price Targets by Month

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American Eagle Outfitters Stock vs. The Competition

TypeAmerican Eagle OutfittersRetail/Wholesale CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
1.85
2.50
2.53
Consensus RatingReduceHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside9.30% Upside57.73% Upside10.25% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
8/27/2025Telsey Advisory Group
4 of 5 stars
Dana Telsey
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$12.00-1.19%
8/25/2025Bank of America
4 of 5 stars
Christopher Nardone
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Underperform$11.00 ➝ $10.00-22.09%
8/11/2025Zacks Research
0 of 5 stars
 UpgradeHold
7/28/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Matthew Boss
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Underweight$9.00-23.55%
6/6/2025Cfra Research
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Z. Warring
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DowngradeModerate Buy ➝ Hold
6/2/2025Morgan Stanley
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Adrienne Yih
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Set TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$11.00 ➝ $10.00-4.28%
5/23/2025Citigroup
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 Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral
5/14/2025BMO Capital Markets
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Simeon Siegel
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Lower TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$15.00 ➝ $11.00-9.47%
5/12/2025Barclays
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A. Yih
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Lower TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$10.00 ➝ $9.00-26.97%
3/13/2025UBS Group
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Jay Sole
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Lower TargetBuy ➝ Buy$32.00 ➝ $28.00+146.11%
12/13/2024Raymond James Financial
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M. Mcclintock
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform
11/12/2024Jefferies Financial Group
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 Lower TargetHold ➝ Hold$22.00 ➝ $19.00+5.79%
8/30/2024TD Cowen
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 Lower TargetHold ➝ Hold$25.00 ➝ $23.00+13.47%
9/7/2023Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$17.00 ➝ $20.00+16.28%

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AEO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for American Eagle Outfitters is $14.40, with a high forecast of $28.00 and a low forecast of $9.00.

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Eagle Outfitters in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" AEO shares.

According to analysts, American Eagle Outfitters's stock has a predicted upside of 10.90% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, American Eagle Outfitters's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

American Eagle Outfitters has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Cfra Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Telsey Advisory Group, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like American Eagle Outfitters less than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for American Eagle Outfitters is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Hold. Learn more on how AEO compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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