American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Competitors $17.61 +0.39 (+2.26%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AEO vs. JWN, RVLV, ANF, URBN, BKE, FL, CAL, SCVL, GES, and ZUMZShould you be buying American Eagle Outfitters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Eagle Outfitters include Nordstrom (JWN), Revolve Group (RVLV), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Guess? (GES), and Zumiez (ZUMZ). American Eagle Outfitters vs. Nordstrom Revolve Group Abercrombie & Fitch Urban Outfitters Buckle Foot Locker Caleres Shoe Carnival Guess? Zumiez Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) and American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JWN or AEO? 88.7% of Nordstrom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Nordstrom shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JWN or AEO? American Eagle Outfitters received 145 more outperform votes than Nordstrom when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave American Eagle Outfitters an outperform vote while only 58.10% of users gave Nordstrom an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNordstromOutperform Votes100158.10% Underperform Votes72241.90% American Eagle OutfittersOutperform Votes114664.09% Underperform Votes64235.91% Does the media prefer JWN or AEO? In the previous week, Nordstrom had 12 more articles in the media than American Eagle Outfitters. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Nordstrom and 9 mentions for American Eagle Outfitters. Nordstrom's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat American Eagle Outfitters' score of 0.46 indicating that Nordstrom is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nordstrom 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Eagle Outfitters 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate JWN or AEO? Nordstrom presently has a consensus price target of $20.58, indicating a potential downside of 11.43%. American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.96%. Given American Eagle Outfitters' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than Nordstrom.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nordstrom 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.77American Eagle Outfitters 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Is JWN or AEO more profitable? American Eagle Outfitters has a net margin of 4.58% compared to Nordstrom's net margin of -1.44%. American Eagle Outfitters' return on equity of 20.98% beat Nordstrom's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nordstrom-1.44% -21.26% -2.07% American Eagle Outfitters 4.58%20.98%10.25% Is JWN or AEO a better dividend stock? Nordstrom pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. American Eagle Outfitters pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Nordstrom pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Eagle Outfitters pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has higher valuation and earnings, JWN or AEO? American Eagle Outfitters has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nordstrom. Nordstrom 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNordstrom$14.69B0.26$134M$1.7113.59American Eagle Outfitters$5.26B0.64$170.04M$1.2514.09 Which has more volatility and risk, JWN or AEO? Nordstrom has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Eagle Outfitters has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmerican Eagle Outfitters beats Nordstrom on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. 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$3.38B$19.70B$24.70B$20.16BDividend Yield2.87%2.39%171.30%3.50%P/E Ratio14.0914.12122.4844.52Price / Sales0.641.063.2117.75Price / Cash6.4310.2019.9621.28Price / Book2.005.707.174.71Net Income$170.04M$702.99M$691.41M$986.85M7 Day Performance-4.53%2.08%2.15%3.73%1 Month Performance-10.79%4.59%0.89%3.70%1 Year Performance4.92%33.63%18.84%27.73% American Eagle Outfitters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.9487 of 5 stars$17.61+2.3%$25.00+42.0%+4.9%$3.38B$5.26B14.0943,100Gap UpJWNNordstrom3.7405 of 5 stars$22.37+0.5%$20.58-8.0%+63.4%$3.67B$14.69B13.0154,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRVLVRevolve Group3.3859 of 5 stars$34.87+3.2%$26.19-24.9%+138.8%$2.47B$1.07B62.271,478Insider TradePositive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.7559 of 5 stars$141.57+3.5%$177.43+25.3%+108.8%$7.23B$4.28B15.0031,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpURBNUrban Outfitters4.1038 of 5 stars$37.36+1.2%$42.27+13.1%+22.5%$3.45B$5.15B11.4328,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpBKEBuckle3.4646 of 5 stars$47.65+0.9%$46.00-3.5%+28.7%$2.42B$1.26B11.628,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageFLFoot Locker4.7257 of 5 stars$22.45+0.0%$26.53+18.2%+2.8%$2.13B$8.17B-5.8046,846Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpCALCaleres3.972 of 5 stars$30.46+2.4%$32.50+6.7%+10.0%$1.07B$2.82B6.449,200Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.2299 of 5 stars$33.85+1.1%$42.00+24.1%+43.5%$919.70M$1.18B12.005,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGESGuess?4.5907 of 5 stars$16.63+2.7%$27.25+63.9%-18.0%$855.12M$2.78B6.5312,000News CoverageZUMZZumiez2.3533 of 5 stars$22.04+2.7%$22.00-0.2%+23.8%$421.85M$875.49M-8.018,900News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JWN Competitors RVLV Competitors ANF Competitors URBN Competitors BKE Competitors FL Competitors CAL Competitors SCVL Competitors GES Competitors ZUMZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AEO) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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