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American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed the day trading at $15.78 up 1.81% from the previous closing price of $15.50. In other words, the price has increased by $1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.61 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.5.
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 18.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
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 the company, Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $16 from $15 previously.
On January 14, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $20 to $18.
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 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 3031369472 and an Enterprise Value of 5076173824. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.937 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.525.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.52, which has changed by -0.2580182 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AEO has reached a high of $26.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.53%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AEO traded about 5.16M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AEO traded about 3850570 shares per day. A total of 192.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 176.56M. Insiders hold about 8.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.35% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1731628800 were 14976412 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1728950400 on 16324616. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14976412 and a Short% of Float of 14.760000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.88. The current Payout Ratio is 49.19% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1728604800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-12-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) is underway, with the input of 11.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.36 and low estimates of $0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.74 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.7. EPS for the following year is $1.82, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.87 and $1.76.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $1.6B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.6B to a low estimate of $1.59B. As of the current estimate, American Eagle Outfitters Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.17B. There is a high estimate of $1.18B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.16B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.33B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.26BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.56B and the low estimate is $5.47B.
