Hantz Financial Services Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) by 511.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 430,860 shares of the apparel retailer's stock after buying an additional 360,447 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. owned approximately 0.22% of American Eagle Outfitters worth $7,182,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 171.1% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,548 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,608 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the third quarter worth about $141,000. 97.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AEO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Raymond James began coverage on American Eagle Outfitters in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of American Eagle Outfitters from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $21.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,999 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total value of $48,043.98. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 7.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Up 0.5 %

AEO traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $16.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 447,988 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,282,685. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.36 and a 1 year high of $26.44. The stock's 50-day moving average is $17.19 and its 200-day moving average is $19.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.08, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.53.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.74%.

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.