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Is American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) a buy or sell?
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Consensus target for American Eagle Outfitters Inc is $25.67, which is $1.830 (7.68%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $23.00 | High target: $31.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
American Eagle Outfitters Inc operates as a specialty retailer that provides clothing accessories and personal care products under the American Eagle and Aerie brands The company provides jeans and specialty apparel and accessories for women and men and intimates apparel activewear and swim collections as well as personal care products for women It also offers graphic tees and other clothing products under the Tailgate brand name and menswear products under the Todd Snyder New York brand name As of January 29 2022 the company operated 880 American Eagle stores 244 Aerie brand standalone stores and five Todd Snyder stores in the United States Canada Mexico and Hong Kong It also ships to 81 countries through its Websites and offers its merchandise at 260 locations operated by licensees in 28 countries as well as provides products through its Websites aecom aeriecom and toddsnydercom American Eagle Outfitters Inc was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Website: https://www.aeo-inc.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for December 2025 was 0.31%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 3.03%. The 10-year yield is 4.22 and is up 0.170 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.47. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.22. Net profit margin: 3.90%. Inflation risk score: low (0.50/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, American Eagle Outfitters Inc pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-01-23 for holders on 2026-01-09. Over 83 payments between 2004 and 2026, total $11.73 with an average of $0.141 per share. Last dividend was $0.125.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for American Eagle Outfitters Inc is $151.4M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On American Eagle Outfitters Inc, 2016-02-11 had a stock price of $13.30. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $10.33 per share or 77.67%.
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Analyst consensus
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