Q3 Earnings Forecast for AEO Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 4th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Eagle Outfitters’ current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q3 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on AEO. Barclays boosted their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $9.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $10.00 target price on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price (down from $11.00) on shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $11.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on American Eagle Outfitters from $11.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Eagle Outfitters has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $13.94.

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE:AEO opened at $18.83 on Friday. American Eagle Outfitters has a 12-month low of $9.27 and a 12-month high of $22.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.11 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.46.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 3rd. The apparel retailer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 13.43% and a net margin of 3.74%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Eagle Outfitters

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 319.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 44,570 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 33,938 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 380.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,325 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 0.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 528,510 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $6,141,000 after purchasing an additional 3,631 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters in the first quarter valued at approximately $440,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 38.7% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 4,173 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.33% of the company’s stock.

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.