In the past week, AEO stock has gone down by -3.20%, with a monthly decline of -19.84% and a quarterly plunge of -20.25%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.17%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.06% for American Eagle Outfitters Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.79% for AEO’s stock, with a -28.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) is above average at 11.90x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.53.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AEO is 176.57M, and currently, short sellers hold a 8.70% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AEO on February 25, 2025 was 5.03M shares.
AEO) stock’s latest price update
American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO)’s stock price has soared by 0.94 in relation to previous closing price of 13.77. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-24 that In the closing of the recent trading day, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) stood at $13.90, denoting a +0.94% change from the preceding trading day.
Analysts’ Opinion of AEO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AEO stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for AEO by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for AEO in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $17 based on the research report published on February 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AEO reach a price target of $16, previously predicting the price at $15. The rating they have provided for AEO stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to AEO, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on January 14th of the current year.
AEO Trading at -13.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AEO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.17%, as shares sank -19.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AEO fell by -3.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.24. In addition, American Eagle Outfitters Inc saw -16.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AEO starting from MCMILLAN CARY D, who sale 2,999 shares at the price of $16.02 back on Jan 16 ’25. After this action, MCMILLAN CARY D now owns 0 shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc, valued at $48,044 using the latest closing price.
MCMILLAN CARY D, the Director of American Eagle Outfitters Inc, proposed sale 2,999 shares at $16.02 during a trade that took place back on Jan 16 ’25, which means that MCMILLAN CARY D is holding shares at $48,044 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AEO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Eagle Outfitters Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 13.28, with 6.38 for asset returns.
Based on American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 477.02 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
