What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for AEO FY2025 Earnings?

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will earn $1.69 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.76. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.03 EPS.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. American Eagle Outfitters’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AEO. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $23.00 price objective (down from $27.00) on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James initiated coverage on American Eagle Outfitters in a research report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of American Eagle Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.40.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Up 2.0 %

NYSE:AEO opened at $16.69 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.07. American Eagle Outfitters has a 52 week low of $16.20 and a 52 week high of $26.44. The stock has a market cap of $3.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEO. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in American Eagle Outfitters by 171.1% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,548 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 1,608 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $78,000. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $108,000. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $140,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at American Eagle Outfitters

In other news, Director David M. Sable sold 18,420 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.04, for a total value of $405,976.80. Following the transaction, the director now owns 39,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,406.24. This trade represents a 31.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Cary D. Mcmillan sold 2,283 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.49, for a total value of $49,061.67. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 50,703 shares of company stock valued at $1,108,738. Insiders own 7.30% of the company’s stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be given a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.00%. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.74%.

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.