How to buy American Eagle Outfitters stock (AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters is an apparel retail business based in the US. American Eagle Outfitters shares (AEO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $17.20 – a decrease of 2.55% over the previous week. American Eagle Outfitters employs 10,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.4 billion.

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American Eagle Outfitters stock price (NYSE: AEO)

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American Eagle Outfitters shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-12.

Latest market close	$17.20
52-week range	$16.88 - $25.98
50-day moving average more info button	$19.51
200-day moving average more info button	$21.43
Wall St. target price	$21.30
PE ratio more info button	15.0855
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (2.43%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.17

Is it a good time to buy American Eagle Outfitters stock?

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American Eagle Outfitters price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.09 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-11)	-3.17%
1 month (2024-11-19)	-1.95%
3 months (2024-09-18)	-14.08%
6 months (2024-06-18)	-17.44%

1 year (2023-12-18)	-15.02%
2 years (2022-12-16)	22.62%
3 years (2021-12-17)	21.4778
5 years (2019-12-18)	29.77%

Is American Eagle Outfitters stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing American Eagle Outfitters stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of American Eagle Outfitters's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

American Eagle Outfitters's P/E ratio

American Eagle Outfitters's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, American Eagle Outfitters shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

American Eagle Outfitters's PEG ratio

American Eagle Outfitters's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 38.27. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into American Eagle Outfitters's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

American Eagle Outfitters's EBITDA

American Eagle Outfitters's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $674.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a American Eagle Outfitters's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

American Eagle Outfitters financials

Revenue TTM	$5.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.83%
Gross profit TTM	$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	8.04%
Return on equity TTM	14.73%
Profit margin	4.58%
Book value	$8.82
Market Capitalization more info button	$3.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

American Eagle Outfitters share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 42.74% of net profits

Recently American Eagle Outfitters has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), American Eagle Outfitters shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In American Eagle Outfitters's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While American Eagle Outfitters's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that American Eagle Outfitters may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

American Eagle Outfitters's most recent dividend payout was on 29 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have American Eagle Outfitters's shares ever split?

American Eagle Outfitters's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 18 December 2006 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your American Eagle Outfitters shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for American Eagle Outfitters shares which in turn could have impacted American Eagle Outfitters's share price.

American Eagle Outfitters share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, American Eagle Outfitters's shares have ranged in value from as little as $16.875 up to $25.9839. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while American Eagle Outfitters's is 1.5. This would suggest that American Eagle Outfitters's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

American Eagle Outfitters overview

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. It also offers menswear products under the Todd Snyder New York brand; and fashion clothing and accessories under the Unsubscribed brand. The company sells its products through own and licensed retail stores; concession-based shops-within-shops; and digital channels, such as www. ae. com, www.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of American Eagle Outfitters is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.1% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are held by insiders and 101.534% by institutions. How many people work for American Eagle Outfitters?
Latest data suggests 10,300 work at American Eagle Outfitters. When does the fiscal year end for American Eagle Outfitters?
American Eagle Outfitters's fiscal year ends in January. Where is American Eagle Outfitters based?
American Eagle Outfitters's address is: 77 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15203-2329 What is American Eagle Outfitters's ISIN number?
American Eagle Outfitters's international securities identification number is: US02553E1064 What is American Eagle Outfitters's CUSIP number?
American Eagle Outfitters's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 02553D108