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As of close of business last night, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s stock clocked out at $22.63, down -2.20% from its previous closing price of $23.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.47 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.62.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AEO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.00. 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.
On March 08, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $22 to $25.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on January 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $22.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 05 ’24 when MCMILLAN CARY D sold 1,908 shares for $24.59 per share. The transaction valued at 46,927 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Foyle Jennifer M. sold 16,971 shares of AEO for $433,253 on Apr 02 ’24. The Global Brand President-aerie now owns 226,497 shares after completing the transaction at $25.53 per share. On Mar 28 ’24, another insider, Keefer James H JR, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 7,000 shares for $25.82 each. As a result, the insider received 180,747 and left with 17,266 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 4461662720 and an Enterprise Value of 5193188352. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.987 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.505.
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 -4.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.64%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AEO traded 4.50M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3942250 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 196.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 180.91M. Insiders hold about 8.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.44% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1713139200 were 24546599 with a Short Ratio of 5.10, compared to 1710460800 on 20078014. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24546599 and a Short% of Float of 19.700001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.425, AEO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.45. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018366465The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.01.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) is currently in progress, with 9.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.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 10.0 analysts recommending between $2.07 and $1.7.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.28B. There is a high estimate of $1.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.26B.
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 $5.26BBased 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.
