A share price of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. [AEO] is currently trading at $20.26, down -0.49%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AEO shares have gain 4.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.02%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. [NYSE: AEO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 30, 2024, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also revised its price target to $23 from $25. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on April 09, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $31. On March 08, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $25 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and increased its price target to $22 on January 09, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $19 on November 15, 2023. Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on August 01, 2023, and upped its price target to $18. In a note dated February 15, 2023, Jefferies downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $18 to $16.
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $14.40 and $26.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.62 within the next 12 months. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. [NYSE: AEO] shares were valued at $20.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.33% based on the average AEO price forecast.
Analyzing the AEO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for American Eagle Outfitters Inc. [NYSE:AEO] were 5.41B which represents 7.51% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.78.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 19.95 points at the first support level, and at 19.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for American Eagle Outfitters Inc. [NYSE:AEO] is 1.57. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.74, and the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.72, the price to book ratio is 2.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L, Exec Chairman & CEO, that happened on Sep 19 ’24 when 1.0 million shares were sold. Officer, SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L completed a deal on Sep 19 ’24 to buy 0.2 million shares. Meanwhile, Officer SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L bought 0.2 million shares on Sep 19 ’24.
