American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) closed the day trading at $25.14 up 1.58% from the previous closing price of $24.75. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3284848 shares were traded.
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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 10.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
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 March 08, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $25 from $22 previously.
On January 09, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $19 to $22.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on November 15, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $12.50 to $19.
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 Mar 20 ’24 when Foyle Jennifer M. sold 26,440 shares for $24.66 per share. The transaction valued at 652,063 led to the insider holds 226,497 shares of the business.
Foyle Jennifer M. sold 20,000 shares of AEO for $420,000 on Feb 08 ’24. The Global Brand President-aerie now owns 232,459 shares after completing the transaction at $21.00 per share. On Jan 19 ’24, another insider, Foyle Jennifer M., who serves as the Global Brand President-aerie of the company, sold 24,271 shares for $20.11 each. As a result, the insider received 488,163 and left with 232,459 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 4.96B and an Enterprise Value of 5.69B. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.08 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.49.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $26.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.42, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.99.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AEO traded about 4.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AEO traded about 4.89M shares per day. A total of 196.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 180.95M. Insiders hold about 8.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.23% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of Feb 29, 2024 were 14.44M with a Short Ratio of 4.37, compared to 15.27M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.31% and a Short% of Float of 11.55%.
Dividends & Splits
AEO’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.42, up from 0.43 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.72%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.99%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.02. The current Payout Ratio is 49.19% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 26, 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 9 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.26 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.29 and a low estimate of $0.25, while EPS last year was $0.17. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.36, with high estimates of $0.44 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.83 and $1.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.72. EPS for the following year is $1.92, with 10 analysts recommending between $2.07 and $1.7.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.26B, up 3.30% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.65B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.73B and the low estimate is $5.56B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 3.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
