Telsey Advisory Group Cuts American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Price Target to $18.00

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) had its target price cut by Telsey Advisory Group from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a market perform rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group cut their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Performance

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $15.61 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.53. American Eagle Outfitters has a 52-week low of $15.36 and a 52-week high of $26.44. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $17.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.49.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.49 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.20%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is 42.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 408.6% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,272 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 7,449 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the second quarter worth approximately $16,861,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 131.4% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 31,371 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $621,000 after buying an additional 17,815 shares in the last quarter. Leuthold Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,000,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 264.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 257,914 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,148,000 after acquiring an additional 187,196 shares in the last quarter. 97.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About American Eagle Outfitters

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.