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After finishing at $19.66 in the prior trading day, American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $20.26, up 3.05%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.16 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.645 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.6.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AEO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.62. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 3510414592 and an Enterprise Value of 5301477888. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.007 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.115.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.40, which has changed by 0.053014517 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 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 19.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 53.17%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 10.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6199360 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 169.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.72M. Insiders hold about 9.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.51% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1763078400 were 22295957 with a Short Ratio of 2.21, compared to 1760486400 on 26231497. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22295957 and a Short% of Float of 20.669999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AEO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02543235. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.86. 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 stock of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) is currently drawing attention from 11.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.56, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.2 and $1.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.14. EPS for the following year is $1.44, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.57 and $1.14.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $1.32B in revenue for. The current 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 $5.37B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.34B. 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 $5.4B.
