Research Analysts Set Expectations for AEO FY2025 Earnings

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.68. Telsey Advisory Group 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 $1.69 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. StockNews.com lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Price Performance

American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $16.13 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.53. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $17.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.52. American Eagle Outfitters has a 52-week low of $15.36 and a 52-week high of $26.44.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last issued its 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. American Eagle Outfitters’s quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.10%. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.74%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Investors Research Corp increased its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 46,239 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 2.1% in the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 49,669 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,112,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares in the last quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the third quarter worth $32,000. Diversified Trust Co boosted its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 4.3% during the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 35,395 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $792,000 after purchasing an additional 1,443 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,840 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $467,000 after buying an additional 1,446 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.