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American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed the day trading at $17.97 up 0.11% from the previous closing price of $17.95. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.33 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.82.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AEO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.07. 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 Sep 18 ’25 when Keefer James H JR sold 12,337 shares for $19.75 per share. The transaction valued at 243,660 led to the insider holds 16,896 shares of the business.
Keefer James H JR bought 12,338 shares of AEO for $243,660 on Sep 18 ’25. On Sep 16 ’25, another insider, Mathias Michael A., who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 40,471 shares for $20.00 each. As a result, the insider received 809,420 and left with 125,637 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 3043019008 and an Enterprise Value of 4913692160. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.933 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.59, which has changed by -0.13146448 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $22.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 28.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.27%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AEO traded about 14.55M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AEO traded about 11605050 shares per day. A total of 169.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 155.60M. Insiders hold about 8.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.33% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1756425600 were 27780388 with a Short Ratio of 1.91, compared to 1753920000 on 28398666. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27780388 and a Short% of Float of 24.85.
Dividends & Splits
AEO’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.50, up from 0.5 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027855152. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.83. The current Payout Ratio is 29.82% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-11 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 being evaluated by 11.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.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 $1.39, 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 $5.36B, 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.
