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The price of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) closed at $20.95 in the last session, down -5.46% from day before closing price of $22.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.56 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.65.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AEO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
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 August 30, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $23 from $25 previously.
On April 09, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $31.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on March 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $22 to $25.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’24 when Foyle Jennifer M. sold 30,000 shares for $21.79 per share. The transaction valued at 653,670 led to the insider holds 200,427 shares of the business.
Foyle Jennifer M. bought 30,000 shares of AEO for $653,683 on Oct 01 ’24. On Sep 27 ’24, another insider, Sable David M., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 18,420 shares for $22.04 each. As a result, the insider received 405,885 and left with 39,356 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 4023740928 and an Enterprise Value of 5154919936. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.952 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.642.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AEO is 1.48, which has changed by 0.24184942 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.3069358 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 $15.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.16%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AEO traded on average about 4.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4591270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 196.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 176.87M. Insiders hold about 7.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.00% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1726185600 were 15819844 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1723680000 on 17878790. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15819844 and a Short% of Float of 15.590000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AEO is 0.47, which was 0.475 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021435019The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.91. The current Payout Ratio is 49.19% for AEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-07-12 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.
