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: $16.58 to $16.80
• 50-Day Range: $16.36 to $21.50
• 52-Week Range: $16.20 to $26.44
• Volume: 300,240 shs
• Average Volume: 4.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.25
• Dividend Yield: 3.00%
• Price Target: $22.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Eagle Outfitters scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 218 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

American Eagle Outfitters has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Eagle Outfitters has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Eagle Outfitters are expected to grow by 8.28% in the coming year, from $1.69 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 14.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 14.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Eagle Outfitters has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.22% of the outstanding shares of American Eagle Outfitters have 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 decreased by 20.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

American Eagle Outfitters pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Eagle Outfitters does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Eagle Outfitters is 42.74%. 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 27.32% 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

6.22% of the outstanding shares of American Eagle Outfitters have 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 decreased by 20.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

American Eagle Outfitters has a news sentiment score of 0.21. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for American Eagle Outfitters this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for AEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added American Eagle Outfitters to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -94% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Eagle Outfitters insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,108,738.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.30% 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 $21.16 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AEO stock has decreased by 21.1% and is now trading at $16.69.
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How were American Eagle Outfitters' earnings last quarter?

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) released 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. The business's quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Is American Eagle Outfitters doing a stock buyback?

American Eagle Outfitters' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, February 1st 2024, which permits the company to buy back 30,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Does American Eagle Outfitters have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of American Eagle Outfitters: Tailgate Clothing, Todd Snyder, National Logistics Services, Thrifty's Inc., AE Admin Services Co LLC, AE Corporate Services Co., AE Direct Co. LLC, and more.

Who are American Eagle Outfitters' major shareholders?

American Eagle Outfitters' top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (8.02%), Wellington Management Group LLP (5.08%), State Street Corp (3.72%) and Congress Asset Management Co. (2.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay L Schottenstein, Jennifer M Foyle, Michael R Rempell, Andrew J Mclean, David M Sable, Noel Joseph Spiegel, James H Keefer Jr, Cary D Mcmillan and Steven A Davis.
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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.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 12/04/2024
• Today: 12/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/24 Dividend: 1/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Family clothing stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AEO
• CUSIP: 02553E10
• CIK: 919012
• Web: www.aeo-inc.com
• Phone: (412) 432-3300
• Fax: 412-432-3955
• Employees: 43,100
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.40
• High Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.88
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $170.04 million
• Net Margins: 4.28%
• Pretax Margin: 5.74%
• Return on Equity: 20.75%
• Return on Assets: 9.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.59
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.52
• Book Value: $9.09 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,102,000
• Free Float: 178,079,000
• Market Cap: $3.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.51