Q2 Earnings Estimate for AEO Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.40. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Market Perform" rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters' current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AEO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE AEO traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $16.13. The stock had a trading volume of 4,305,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,630,416. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $17.54 and a 200-day moving average of $19.52. The firm has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.79, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.53. American Eagle Outfitters has a fifty-two week low of $15.36 and a fifty-two week high of $26.44.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. American Eagle Outfitters's revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the third quarter valued at $119,691,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,370,626 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $97,858,000 after buying an additional 1,262,693 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the second quarter valued at approximately $16,861,000. Soros Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the third quarter valued at approximately $11,519,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,496,916 shares of the apparel retailer's stock worth $55,906,000 after purchasing an additional 281,548 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.33% of the company's stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.10%. American Eagle Outfitters's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.74%.

About American Eagle Outfitters

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.