AEO vs. ANF, URBN, BKE, FL, SCVL, CAL, GES, GCO, ZUMZ, and DBI
Should you be buying American Eagle Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Eagle Outfitters include Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL), Guess? (GES), Genesco (GCO), Zumiez (ZUMZ), and Designer Brands (DBI). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.
American Eagle Outfitters vs.
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Abercrombie & Fitch has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Eagle Outfitters. Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Eagle Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Abercrombie & Fitch shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Abercrombie & Fitch received 72 more outperform votes than American Eagle Outfitters when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.78% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote while only 59.67% of users gave Abercrombie & Fitch an outperform vote.
American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abercrombie & Fitch has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, American Eagle Outfitters had 3 more articles in the media than Abercrombie & Fitch. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters and 19 mentions for Abercrombie & Fitch. Abercrombie & Fitch's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.31 indicating that Abercrombie & Fitch is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
American Eagle Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $21.40, suggesting a potential upside of 24.74%. Abercrombie & Fitch has a consensus target price of $182.25, suggesting a potential upside of 41.62%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than American Eagle Outfitters.
Abercrombie & Fitch has a net margin of 11.16% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 4.28%. Abercrombie & Fitch's return on equity of 46.50% beat American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity.
Summary
Abercrombie & Fitch beats American Eagle Outfitters on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
