Telsey Advisory Group Cuts American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Price Target to $18.00

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) had its target price lowered by Telsey Advisory Group from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a market perform rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

AEO has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays decreased their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Down 3.1 %

AEO opened at $15.61 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $17.48 and a 200 day moving average of $19.49. American Eagle Outfitters has a 12 month low of $15.36 and a 12 month high of $26.44. 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 (NYSE:AEO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

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 given a dividend of $0.125 per share. 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 3.20%. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is 42.74%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AEO. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 171.1% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,548 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,608 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter valued at $141,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter worth $141,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the fourth quarter worth $147,000. 97.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.