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The price of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) closed at $16.55 in the last session, up 0.24% from day before closing price of $16.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.78 million shares were traded. AEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.32.
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 19.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.54. 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.
On December 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $23 to $20.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on December 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $27 to $23.
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 16 ’24 when MCMILLAN CARY D sold 2,283 shares for $21.49 per share. The transaction valued at 49,057 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
MCMILLAN CARY D bought 2,283 shares of AEO for $49,057 on Oct 16 ’24. On Oct 01 ’24, another insider, Foyle Jennifer M., who serves as the Global Brand President-aerie of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $21.79 each. As a result, the insider received 653,670 and left with 200,427 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 3179288064 and an Enterprise Value of 5076173824. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.937 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.525.
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 $16.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.46%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AEO traded on average about 4.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5278030 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 97.83% stake in the company. Shares short for AEO as of 1731628800 were 14976412 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, 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.
