Telsey Advisory Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Stock Price

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) had its price objective dropped by Telsey Advisory Group from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a “market perform” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 11.59% from the company’s previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Barclays decreased their price objective 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. Finally, StockNews.com lowered American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.60.

American Eagle Outfitters Trading Up 1.3 %

AEO stock opened at $16.13 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 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. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.54 and its 200-day moving average is $19.52.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that American Eagle Outfitters will post 1.69 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of American Eagle Outfitters

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new stake in American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 171.1% in the third 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 stake in American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter worth about $141,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 3rd quarter valued at about $141,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the fourth quarter valued at about $147,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.