American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also offers menswear products under the Todd Snyder New York brand; and fashion clothing and accessories under the Unsubscribed brand. The company sells its products through own and licensed retail stores; concession-based shops-within-shops; and digital channels, such as www.ae.com, www.aerie.com, www.toddsnyder.com, and www.unsubscribed.com. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.48 to $13.02
• 50-Day Range: $9.32 to $13.55
• 52-Week Range: $9.27 to $22.83
• Volume: 16.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.87
• Dividend Yield: 3.96%
• Price Target: $14.70
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

American Eagle Outfitters has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.92, and is based on 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Eagle Outfitters has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Eagle Outfitters are expected to grow by 5.88% in the coming year, from $1.70 to $1.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 12.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 12.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.05% of the float of American Eagle Outfitters has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Eagle Outfitters has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Eagle Outfitters has recently increased by 57.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

American Eagle Outfitters is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

American Eagle Outfitters has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 51.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Eagle Outfitters will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.78% next year. This indicates that American Eagle Outfitters will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.67

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.05% of the float of American Eagle Outfitters has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Eagle Outfitters has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Eagle Outfitters has recently increased by 57.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

27 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 575% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

24 people have added American Eagle Outfitters to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Eagle Outfitters insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.70% of the stock of American Eagle Outfitters is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.33% of the stock of American Eagle Outfitters is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AEO shares performed this year?

American Eagle Outfitters' stock was trading at $16.67 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AEO stock has decreased by 24.3% and is now trading at $12.6120.

How were American Eagle Outfitters' earnings last quarter?

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is American Eagle Outfitters doing a stock buyback?

American Eagle Outfitters' board approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 1st 2024, which permits the company to buy back 30,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Does American Eagle Outfitters have any subsidiaries?

American Eagle Outfitters subsidiaries include these companies: Tailgate Clothing, Todd Snyder, National Logistics Services, Thrifty's Inc., AE Admin Services Co LLC, AE Corporate Services Co., AE Direct Co. LLC, and others.

Who are American Eagle Outfitters' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of American Eagle Outfitters include State Street Corp (3.84%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.65%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.21%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell, David M Sable, James H Keefer Jr and Cary D Mcmillan.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of American Eagle Outfitters?

Shares of AEO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Eagle Outfitters own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Eagle Outfitters investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/29/2025
• Record date for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/25/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - APP/SHOE
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEO
• CIK: 919012
• Web: www.aeo-inc.com
• Phone: (412) 432-3300
• Fax: 412-432-3955
• Employees: 44,000
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Eagle Outfitters: $14.70
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.92
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.97
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $329.38 million
• Net Margins: 3.73%
• Pretax Margin: 5.21%
• Return on Equity: 13.34%
• Return on Assets: 5.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $3.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.23
• Book Value: $9.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 173,270,000
• Free Float: 158,194,000
• Market Cap: $2.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.51