Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for AEO FY2025 Earnings

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will earn $1.69 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.76. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on AEO. Bank of America dropped their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group cut their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.40.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE:AEO opened at $16.36 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.07. American Eagle Outfitters has a twelve month low of $16.20 and a twelve month high of $26.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of 13.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.51.

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

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.06%. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is presently 42.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,283 shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.49, for a total value of $49,061.67. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Jennifer M. Foyle sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.79, for a total transaction of $653,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 200,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,367,304.33. This trade represents a 13.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,703 shares of company stock worth $1,108,738. 7.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the third quarter worth about $931,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,731,000. NFJ Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter worth $2,680,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 165.4% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,107,933 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $62,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936,938 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the second quarter valued at $16,861,000. 97.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Eagle Outfitters Company Profile

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.