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The price of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $13.52 in the last session, up 7.81% from day before closing price of $12.54. In other words, the price has increased by $7.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.9 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.51.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AEO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.98.
On March 13, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $18 to $12.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on March 13, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $10.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 16 ’25 when MCMILLAN CARY D sold 2,999 shares for $16.02 per share. The transaction valued at 48,044 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
MCMILLAN CARY D bought 2,999 shares of AEO for $48,044 on Jan 16 ’25. On Oct 16 ’24, another insider, MCMILLAN CARY D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,283 shares for $21.49 each. As a result, the insider received 49,057 and left with 0 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 2342583552 and an Enterprise Value of 4021848576. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.763 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.766.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.42, which has changed by -0.3619632 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $22.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 27.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.57%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AEO traded on average about 11.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 20932300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 173.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 158.93M. Insiders hold about 8.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.45% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1753920000 were 28398666 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1751241600 on 21177683. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28398666 and a Short% of Float of 25.4.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AEO is 0.50, which was 0.5 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039872408The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8. The current Payout Ratio is 29.82% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-11. 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 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.4, with high estimates of $0.47 and low estimates of $0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.95 and $0.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.79. EPS for the following year is $1.18, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.36 and $0.85.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.23B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.23B to a low estimate of $1.23B. As of the current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.29BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.28B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.24B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.33BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.32B and the low estimate is $5.11B.
