American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.46 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The apparel retailer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 4.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.25 EPS.

AEO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Barclays lowered their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.00.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Performance

American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $19.78 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.18. The company has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.50. American Eagle Outfitters has a fifty-two week low of $14.39 and a fifty-two week high of $26.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other American Eagle Outfitters news, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,577 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.93, for a total transaction of $53,936.61. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 7.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 10.9% in the second quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 66,708 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,331,000 after acquiring an additional 6,558 shares during the period. Impala Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the second quarter worth approximately $5,489,000. Shellback Capital LP grew its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 40.0% in the second quarter. Shellback Capital LP now owns 875,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $17,465,000 after acquiring an additional 250,000 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 3.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 103,514 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,066,000 after acquiring an additional 3,925 shares during the period. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the second quarter worth approximately $1,039,000. 97.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.