Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) Reduced by Zacks Research

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a research note issued on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

AEO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen reduced their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Barclays reduced their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. StockNews.com lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Up 2.3 %

AEO stock opened at $19.78 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.17. American Eagle Outfitters has a twelve month low of $14.39 and a twelve month high of $26.44. The firm has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.50.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The apparel retailer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.01. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 4.58%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.25 earnings per share. American Eagle Outfitters’s revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,577 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.93, for a total transaction of $53,936.61. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 7.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,788,750 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $536,142,000 after purchasing an additional 310,808 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 18.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,472,073 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $89,263,000 after acquiring an additional 684,420 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 36.4% in the second quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 3,242,838 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $64,727,000 after acquiring an additional 865,355 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 165.4% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,107,933 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $62,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936,938 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,886,613 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $61,081,000 after acquiring an additional 44,375 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

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.