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In the latest session, American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $16.79 down -0.53% from its previous closing price of $16.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.9 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.1944 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.6.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
On September 04, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $12 to $18.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on August 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $10.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 03 ’25 when MCMILLAN CARY D sold 2,945 shares for $16.95 per share. The transaction valued at 49,932 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
MCMILLAN CARY D bought 2,945 shares of AEO for $49,932 on Oct 03 ’25. On Sep 18 ’25, another insider, Keefer James H JR, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 12,337 shares for $19.75 each. As a result, the insider received 243,660 and left with 16,896 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AEO now has a Market Capitalization of 2858439936 and an Enterprise Value of 4713872384. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.895 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.994.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.57, which has changed by -0.15133232 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $20.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AEO has traded an average of 13.45M shares per day and 5693810 over the past ten days. A total of 169.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 155.59M. Insiders hold about 8.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.62% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1760486400 were 26231497 with a Short Ratio of 1.95, compared to 1757894400 on 32048426. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26231497 and a Short% of Float of 24.32.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AEO is 0.50, from 0.5 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029620854. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.84. The current Payout Ratio is 29.82% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) reflects the collective analysis of 11.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.56, with high estimates of $0.58 and low estimates of $0.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.16 and $1.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.12. EPS for the following year is $1.4, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.57 and $1.14.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.32B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.34B to a low estimate of $1.31B. As of. The current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.29BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.64B. There is a high estimate of $1.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.63B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.33B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.33BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.56B and the low estimate is $5.39B.
