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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the year. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share.
AEO has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research report on Thursday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 2nd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report on Friday, March 3rd. StockNews.com began coverage on American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, American Eagle Outfitters presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.92.
American Eagle Outfitters Stock Performance
NYSE:AEO opened at $12.80 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.67. American Eagle Outfitters has a 12 month low of $9.46 and a 12 month high of $19.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $15.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.36.
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 1st. The apparel retailer reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.07. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 13.27%. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.35 EPS.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AEO. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 14.4% in the first quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 97,811 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,643,000 after purchasing an additional 12,318 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 6.7% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 19,670 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 70.5% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 20,172 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 8,343 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 11.6% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 20,501 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 2,129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the first quarter valued at about $432,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.34% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at American Eagle Outfitters
In other news, insider Jennifer M. Foyle sold 70,214 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.88, for a total transaction of $1,185,212.32. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 140,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,372,399.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, insider Jennifer M. Foyle sold 70,214 shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.88, for a total transaction of $1,185,212.32. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 140,545 shares in the company, valued at $2,372,399.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Michael R. Rempell sold 18,997 shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.65, for a total value of $278,306.05. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 172,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,519,843.95. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 122,853 shares of company stock valued at $2,001,454. Corporate insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.
American Eagle Outfitters Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 6th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 5th. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.52%.
American Eagle Outfitters Company Profile
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is a multi-brand specialty retailer, which offers an assortment of apparel and accessories for men and women under the American Eagle Outfitters brand, and intimates, apparel and personal care products for women under the Aerie brand. The firm operates stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom.
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