After finishing at $23.45 in the prior trading day, American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) closed at $23.00, down -1.92%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17402995 shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.93.
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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 18.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on January 09, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $22 from $19 previously.
On November 15, 2023, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $12.50 to $19.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on August 01, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11 to $18.
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 Feb 08 ’24 when Foyle Jennifer M. sold 20,000 shares for $21.00 per share. The transaction valued at 420,000 led to the insider holds 232,459 shares of the business.
Foyle Jennifer M. sold 24,271 shares of AEO for $488,163 on Jan 19 ’24. The Global Brand President-aerie now owns 232,459 shares after completing the transaction at $20.11 per share. On Jan 18 ’24, another insider, MCMILLAN CARY D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,363 shares for $19.91 each. As a result, the insider received 47,050 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 4.54B and an Enterprise Value of 5.52B. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.09 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.26.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $24.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 21.56, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.05.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4.8M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 195.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 181.01M. Insiders hold about 8.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.20% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of Feb 15, 2024 were 14.95M with a Short Ratio of 3.58, compared to 20.21M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.57% and a Short% of Float of 11.96%.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AEO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.30, compared to 0.42 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.28%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.13%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.02. The current Payout Ratio is 56.57% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on Jan 19, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Apr 11, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Dec 19, 2006 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 10 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.5 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.52 and a low estimate of $0.44, while EPS last year was $0.37. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.24, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.19.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.43 and $1.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.41. EPS for the following year is $1.59, with 10 analysts recommending between $1.83 and $1.45.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $1.66B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.68B to a low estimate of $1.62B. As of the current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s year-ago sales were $1.5B, an estimated increase of 11.30% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.99B, up 5.40% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.47B and the low estimate is $5.32B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
