Q2 EPS Estimates for AEO Decreased by Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEOFree Report) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report issued on Friday, May 30th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Hold” rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ FY2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on AEO. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Barclays dropped their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.70.

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American Eagle Outfitters Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of NYSE AEO opened at $10.44 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of 8.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.56. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.02. American Eagle Outfitters has a 12-month low of $9.45 and a 12-month high of $22.85.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEOGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The apparel retailer reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.34 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 11th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.79%. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.76%.

Institutional Trading of American Eagle Outfitters

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 105,949 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,766,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares during the period. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 15,740 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the period. TCM Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. TCM Advisors LLC now owns 39,400 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $657,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. NFJ Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. NFJ Investment Group LLC now owns 119,074 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after buying an additional 845 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

About American Eagle Outfitters

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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.

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