As of Wednesday close, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s (NYSE:AEO) stock was up $0.12, moving up 0.83 percent to $14.60. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 6,575,400 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.30 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 5,782,310, while in the previous 50 days, it was 4,813,160.
Since last month, AEO stock retreated -8.52%. Shares of the company fell to $14.39 on 09/19/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $17.53 was reached on 09/07/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $9.46. Since the beginning of this year, AEO’s stock price has risen by 4.58% or $0.64, and marked a new high 11 times. However, the stock has declined by -16.71% since its 52-week high.
AEO stock investors should be aware that American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 164 days ago on Apr 10. Rempell Michael R, the EVP, Chief Operations Officer of the company, disposed of 2,967 shares for $13.56 on Apr 10. It resulted in a $40,233 divestment by the insider. Rempell Michael R sold 5,761 shares at an average price of $13.33 on Mar 31. The insider now owns 172,003 shares following the transaction. On Mar 27, EVP, Chief Operations Officer Rempell Michael R sold 12,510 shares at $13.13 apiece. The transaction was valued at $164,256.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) has a P/E ratio of about 14.15. The stock’s beta is 1.53. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.57, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.70, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 6.69 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.10 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.10. On Tuesday February 28 2023, a $0.08 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended July 30, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 0.70, while its current ratio was 1.60, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 36.90% percent. In the year ended July 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 9.75%, whereas operating margins totaled 5.60%. Based on annual data, AEO earned $1.75 billion in gross profit and brought in $4.99 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 12.00%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 12.80%.
In American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for July 30, it reported total debt of $3.23 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. AEO’s revenue rose 0.16% to $1.08 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $1.2 billion. While analysts expected American Eagle Outfitters Inc. to report $0.16 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.25 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 56.20%. During the quarter, the company generated $122.65 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. were 1.76 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended July 30, and its total debt was $1.28 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $197.48 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s (AEO) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 43.88%, the RSI 9-day stood at 32.21% on 20 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current American Eagle Outfitters Inc. price is down by -2.01% percent or -$0.30. At present, AEO shares trade -5.50% below its 20-day simple moving average and +8.23% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +18.70% above its SMA50 and -4.95% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 3.72% and Stochastic coefficient D was 9.16%, while ATR was 0.53. Given the Stochastic reading of 6.69% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 38.74%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.66, while the 14-day reading stands at -1.35.
Analyst Ratings
Barclays upgraded its rating on American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) to an Overweight in a note to investors on August 01, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Equal weight rating on the stock.American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, AEO is a sell, and 8 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 1 analyst who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate American Eagle Outfitters Inc. stock as buy, with 2 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $17.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $12.50 – $24.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) will achieve an average price target of $17.29.
