Market Insights: American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)’s Notable Drop of -1.43, Closing at 11.04

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As of close of business last night, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s stock clocked out at $11.04, down -1.43% from its previous closing price of $11.20. In other words, the price has decreased by $-1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.91 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.295 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.84.

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 5.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.

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 13, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $12 from $18 previously.

On March 13, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $17 to $10.

Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on February 05, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $17.

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 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 1937332352 and an Enterprise Value of 2991923712. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.561 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.497.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.53, which has changed by -0.5449299 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $25.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.15%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that AEO traded 6.55M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6063900 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 188.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 158.27M. Insiders hold about 8.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.58% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1744675200 were 19547102 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, compared to 1741910400 on 14230634. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19547102 and a Short% of Float of 23.87.

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 0.04464286The 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 2025-04-11 with an ex-dividend date of 1744329600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

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