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After finishing at $17.11 in the prior trading day, American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $16.98, down -0.76%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.56 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.795.
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 22.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.96. 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 3039632128 and an Enterprise Value of 4746046464. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.055.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.58, which has changed by -0.20969975 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $22.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 14.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8937270 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 155.61M. Insiders hold about 8.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.32% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1757894400 were 32048426 with a Short Ratio of 2.20, compared to 1755216000 on 28788295. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32048426 and a Short% of Float of 29.709998.
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 0.029222677. 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 firm’s stock currently is rated by 11.0 analysts. 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.
