AEO FY2025 EPS Forecast Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $1.71 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.68. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

AEO has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays dropped their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Raymond James initiated coverage on American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE AEO opened at $16.07 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.73, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.53. American Eagle Outfitters has a 12 month low of $15.36 and a 12 month high of $26.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $17.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.44.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.11%. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is 42.74%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Zacks Investment Management bought a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the third quarter worth $931,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,731,000. NFJ Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,680,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 2nd quarter valued at about $16,861,000. Finally, Dupree Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters during the third quarter worth approximately $3,146,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

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.