Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO):

• 3/11/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was given a new $13.00 price target on by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
• 3/11/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating.
• 3/11/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underperform” rating to an “equal weight” rating.
• 3/10/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/6/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $21.00 to $13.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/6/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $18.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/13/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/5/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $19.00.
• 2/5/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $17.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $19.00.
• 1/22/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/21/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $15.00.
• 1/15/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $21.00 to $18.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $20.00 to $18.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – American Eagle Outfitters was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Performance

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $11.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.78. The company has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.57. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $11.33 and a fifty-two week high of $26.25.

Insider Transactions at American Eagle Outfitters

In other news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.02, for a total transaction of $48,043.98. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 7.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of American Eagle Outfitters

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 95.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,916 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 937 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 258.8% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,045 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,475 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in American Eagle Outfitters by 2,239.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,573 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 2,463 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp acquired a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

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.