What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for AEO Q1 Earnings?

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.75% and a net margin of 4.28%. The firm’s revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley raised American Eagle Outfitters from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.40.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $17.30 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.35. The company has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.78, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.53. American Eagle Outfitters has a 1 year low of $15.36 and a 1 year high of $26.44.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. American Eagle Outfitters’s payout ratio is 42.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Eagle Outfitters

In other American Eagle Outfitters news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,999 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total value of $48,043.98. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 7.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of American Eagle Outfitters

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEO. Investors Research Corp lifted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 46,239 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after buying an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 937 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,112,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 35,395 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $792,000 after purchasing an additional 1,443 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.