Q2 Earnings Forecast for AEO Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the apparel retailer will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.40. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AEO. Bank of America decreased their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of American Eagle Outfitters from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets lowered 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. Finally, Raymond James started coverage on American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, American Eagle Outfitters has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.90.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSE AEO opened at $15.96 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.54. American Eagle Outfitters has a 52-week low of $15.36 and a 52-week high of $26.44. The firm has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.53.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The apparel retailer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.30 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 20.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.49 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AEO. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 408.6% during the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,272 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 7,449 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in American Eagle Outfitters during the second quarter worth about $16,861,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 131.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 31,371 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $621,000 after acquiring an additional 17,815 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC purchased a new position in American Eagle Outfitters in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,000,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 264.7% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 257,914 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,148,000 after purchasing an additional 187,196 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

American Eagle Outfitters Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.13%. American Eagle Outfitters’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.74%.

About American Eagle Outfitters

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.