American Eagle Outfitters
About: American Eagle Outfitters Inc is a specialty retailer. The company is engaged in the retail of apparel and accessories with company stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong. The Company leases all store premises, regional distribution facilities, some of its office space, and certain information technology and office equipment. American Eagle also has its online business. It operates in two segments: American Eagle and Aerie. The majority of its revenue comes from its primary brand, American Eagle, which offers an assortment of specialty apparel, accessories, and personal care products for women and men. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Employees: 44,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 111
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 77
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 349 [Q3] → 341 (-8) [Q4]
3.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.92% [Q3] → 92.93% (-3.98%) [Q4]
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.17B [Q3] → $2.98B (-$1.18B) [Q4]
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.6M | Put options by funds: $84.8M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 0 (-2) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
9 analyst ratings
B of A Securities Christopher Nardone 14% 1-year accuracy 1 / 7 met price target | 6%upside $13 | Neutral Maintained | 14 Mar 2025 |
JP Morgan Matthew Boss 44% 1-year accuracy 33 / 75 met price target | 23%upside $15 | Neutral Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Adrienne Yih 24% 1-year accuracy 24 / 99 met price target | 2%downside $12 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
UBS Jay Sole 28% 1-year accuracy 16 / 58 met price target | 129%upside $28 | Buy Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
BMO Capital Simeon Siegel 23% 1-year accuracy 5 / 22 met price target | 23%upside $15 | Market Perform Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 25 articles about AEO published over the past 30 days









