American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Competitors $10.69 +0.05 (+0.47%) As of 04/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEO vs. URBN, ANF, BKE, FL, CAL, SCVL, GES, ZUMZ, GCO, and CTRNShould you be buying American Eagle Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Eagle Outfitters include Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Genesco (GCO), and Citi Trends (CTRN). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. American Eagle Outfitters vs. Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Buckle Foot Locker Caleres Shoe Carnival Guess? Zumiez Genesco Citi Trends American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEO or URBN? 97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Urban Outfitters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AEO or URBN? In the previous week, Urban Outfitters had 12 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Urban Outfitters and 9 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Urban Outfitters' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.74 indicating that Urban Outfitters is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Eagle Outfitters 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Urban Outfitters 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEO or URBN? Urban Outfitters received 137 more outperform votes than American Eagle Outfitters when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.26% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote while only 59.40% of users gave Urban Outfitters an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican Eagle OutfittersOutperform Votes115263.26% Underperform Votes66936.74% Urban OutfittersOutperform Votes128959.40% Underperform Votes88140.60% Do analysts prefer AEO or URBN? American Eagle Outfitters currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.00%. Urban Outfitters has a consensus target price of $55.18, indicating a potential upside of 14.56%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Eagle Outfitters 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Urban Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Which has more risk and volatility, AEO or URBN? American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Outfitters has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEO or URBN? Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than American Eagle Outfitters. American Eagle Outfitters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Eagle Outfitters$5.33B0.35$170.04M$1.686.36Urban Outfitters$5.55B0.80$287.67M$4.2711.28 Is AEO or URBN more profitable? Urban Outfitters has a net margin of 6.11% compared to American Eagle Outfitters' net margin of 4.28%. American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity of 20.75% beat Urban Outfitters' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Eagle Outfitters4.28% 20.75% 9.99% Urban Outfitters 6.11%15.86%8.25% SummaryUrban Outfitters beats American Eagle Outfitters on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get American Eagle Outfitters News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Eagle OutfittersFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$19.68B$23.22B$18.51BDividend Yield4.68%2.99%170.23%4.25%P/E Ratio9.1412.3721.6331.06Price / Sales0.350.854.0326.47Price / Cash5.089.9219.4117.54Price / Book1.225.045.594.29Net Income$170.04M$702.99M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.17%5.32%5.94%6.72%1 Month Performance-3.30%-7.34%-4.41%-6.79%1 Year Performance-52.80%-9.82%0.89%1.22% American Eagle Outfitters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.6367 of 5 stars$10.69+0.5%$15.50+45.0%-53.7%$1.84B$5.33B9.1440,800Analyst ForecastGap UpURBNUrban Outfitters4.6484 of 5 stars$46.13-1.0%$56.00+21.4%+24.2%$4.26B$5.55B13.2223,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.0513 of 5 stars$72.58-1.0%$140.88+94.1%-34.8%$3.55B$4.95B7.1831,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBKEBuckle4.0275 of 5 stars$35.85-0.3%$41.00+14.4%-4.1%$1.82B$1.22B9.108,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeFLFoot Locker4.483 of 5 stars$12.44-1.6%$22.81+83.4%-48.2%$1.18B$7.99B-2.7649,900Analyst ForecastGap UpCALCaleres3.7595 of 5 stars$16.02-0.4%$16.00-0.1%-55.8%$538.50M$2.72B3.579,200Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSCVLShoe Carnival4.4211 of 5 stars$19.69-0.4%$51.00+159.0%-43.5%$535.08M$1.20B7.245,800Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGESGuess?3.8735 of 5 stars$9.70-11.9%$20.67+113.0%-62.0%$499.34M$2.95B8.1512,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeZUMZZumiez3.3321 of 5 stars$12.88-1.8%$22.00+70.8%-8.1%$246.77M$889.20M-5.019,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownGCOGenesco2.3738 of 5 stars$19.27+7.0%N/A-30.2%$212.65M$2.33B-7.9318,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCTRNCiti Trends1.2419 of 5 stars$19.14-0.6%$33.33+74.2%-13.4%$166.71M$753.08M-6.235,400Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies URBN Competitors ANF Competitors BKE Competitors FL Competitors CAL Competitors SCVL Competitors GES Competitors ZUMZ Competitors GCO Competitors CTRN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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