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American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed the day trading at $18.0 down -1.75% from the previous closing price of $18.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.36 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.52.
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 24.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.69. 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.
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 September 04, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $18 from $12 previously.
On August 25, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $10. JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on July 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $9.
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 08 ’25 when RONA JEAN SPIEGEL bought 40,000 shares for $18.12 per share.
PAGE JANICE E bought 26,869 shares of AEO for $484,807 on Sep 08 ’25. On Sep 08 ’25, another insider, Foyle Jennifer M., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 54,950 shares for $18.14 each.
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 3118823936 and an Enterprise Value of 4944281088. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.532.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.51, which has changed by -0.058084786 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1725707 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 48.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.87%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AEO traded about 14.05M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AEO traded about 25735670 shares per day. A total of 173.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 159.09M. Insiders hold about 8.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.24% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1755216000 were 28788295 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1752537600 on 17980286. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28788295 and a Short% of Float of 25.75.
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 0.027292578The 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 2025-07-11. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 9.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.56, with high estimates of $0.58 and low estimates of $0.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.16 and $1.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.13. EPS for the following year is $1.39, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.57 and $1.14.
Revenue Estimates
8 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, 8 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 8 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 $5.34B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.33BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.56B and the low estimate is $5.29B.
