Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/22/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/21/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $15.00.
• 1/15/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $21.00 to $18.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $20.00 to $18.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/8/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $23.00 to $20.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/13/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/6/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $26.00 to $22.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $25.00 to $21.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $22.00 to $20.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $23.00 to $20.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $34.00 to $32.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/4/2024 – American Eagle Outfitters had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They now have a $23.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $27.00.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Down 1.1 %

AEO stock traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $16.38. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 650,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,191,253. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $17.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.25. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.36 and a 1 year high of $26.44. The stock has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.00, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.53.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.05%. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,999 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total transaction of $48,043.98. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 7.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 103,514 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,066,000 after buying an additional 3,925 shares in the last quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 10.9% in the second quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 66,708 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,331,000 after buying an additional 6,558 shares during the period. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter worth $331,000. Diversified Trust Co boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 35,395 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,443 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 319.2% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,162 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 8,499 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer in the United States and internationally. The company provides jeans, apparel and accessories, and personal care products for women and men under the American Eagle brand; and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands.