AEO FY2025 EPS Forecast Raised by Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $1.71 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.68. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 price objective 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.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 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 .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.49 EPS.

AEO has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays decreased their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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 report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Down 3.1 %

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $15.61 on Thursday. American Eagle Outfitters has a 52 week low of $15.36 and a 52 week high of $26.44. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $17.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.49. The company has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a PE ratio of 13.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.53.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 135,392 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,257,000 after purchasing an additional 17,042 shares during the period. Hennessy Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 385,800 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $6,431,000 after acquiring an additional 24,600 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter worth about $185,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 39,534 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $659,000 after acquiring an additional 3,267 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter valued at about $195,000. 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.