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In the latest session, American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $26.36 down -1.09% from its previous closing price of $26.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.6 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.081.
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 39.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.59 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.02.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on December 11, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $25.
On December 03, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $20. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on December 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $25.
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 Dec 09 ’25 when Keefer James H JR sold 5,742 shares for $23.49 per share. The transaction valued at 134,869 led to the insider holds 11,154 shares of the business.
Baldwin Marisa sold 61,319 shares of AEO for $1,374,159 on Dec 08 ’25. The EVP – CHRO now owns 23,364 shares after completing the transaction at $22.41 per share. On Dec 05 ’25, another insider, Mathias Michael A., who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 186,580 shares for $24.05 each. As a result, the insider received 4,486,876 and left with 75,637 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 4468336640 and an Enterprise Value of 6326742528. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.185 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.301.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.40, which has changed by 0.6073171 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $28.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 30.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 83.06%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AEO has traded an average of 7.65M shares per day and 7788240 over the past ten days. A total of 169.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.97M. Insiders hold about 9.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.39% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1765756800 were 16663626 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1763078400 on 22295957. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16663626 and a Short% of Float of 15.42.
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 0.018761726. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.89. The current Payout Ratio is 29.82% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 11.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.05, with high estimates of $0.14 and low estimates of -$0.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.4 and $1.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.34. EPS for the following year is $1.62, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.71 and $1.54.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.74B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.74B to a low estimate of $1.72B. As of. The current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.6BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.14B. There is a high estimate of $1.17B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.11B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.33BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.71B and the low estimate is $5.59B.
