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The closing price of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) was $12.86 for the day, down -1.00% from the previous closing price of $12.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.6 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.2151 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.79.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AEO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.98.
On March 13, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $18 to $12.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on March 13, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $10.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 16 ’25 when MCMILLAN CARY D sold 2,999 shares for $16.02 per share. The transaction valued at 48,044 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
MCMILLAN CARY D bought 2,999 shares of AEO for $48,044 on Jan 16 ’25. On Oct 16 ’24, another insider, MCMILLAN CARY D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,283 shares for $21.49 each. As a result, the insider received 49,057 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 2250757120 and an Enterprise Value of 3907491584. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.741 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.545.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.43, which has changed by -0.3999067 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15222645 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $22.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.67%.
Shares Statistics:
AEO traded an average of 11.50M shares per day over the past three months and 15636690 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 173.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 158.93M. Insiders hold about 8.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.32% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1753920000 were 28398666 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1751241600 on 21177683. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28398666 and a Short% of Float of 25.4.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.5, AEO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03849115The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8. 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.4, with high estimates of $0.47 and low estimates of $0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.95 and $0.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.79. EPS for the following year is $1.18, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.36 and $0.85.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.23B to a low estimate of $1.23B. As of the current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.29BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.28B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.24B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.33BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.32B and the low estimate is $5.11B.
