Barclays PLC Has $5.61 Million Position in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) by 12.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 336,362 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 38,099 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.18% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $5,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the fourth quarter valued at about $267,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 137.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,358 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,944 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter worth approximately $378,000. Nordea Investment Management AB bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,557,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 1,673.7% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 62,134 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $1,036,000 after acquiring an additional 58,631 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Bank of America decreased their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $15.00 to $10.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $15.00 target price (down from $19.00) on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.50.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of AEO traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,361,726 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,206,923. The company has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a fifty day moving average of $11.69 and a 200 day moving average of $15.49. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.45 and a 1 year high of $25.15.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were paid a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 11th. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

American Eagle Outfitters Profile

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer in the United States and internationally. The company provides jeans, apparel and accessories, and personal care products for women and men under the American Eagle brand; and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands.