Decline in AEO’s short interest indicates Bullish sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares valued at $96,100 were purchased by Sable David M. on Sep 11 ’25. At $19.22 per share, Sable David M. acquired 5,000 shares.

Also, Spiegel Noel Joseph sold 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 724,856 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $18.12 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.

Before that, PAGE JANICE E had sold 26,869 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $484,717, the Director traded American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares for $18.04 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 26,869 shares, worth approximately $1.77 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on September 04, 2025, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [AEO] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of July 28, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for AEO. Earlier on March 13, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for AEO stock.

Analyzing AEO Stock Performance

On last trading session, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [NYSE: AEO] rose 1.87% to $19.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.95, but it reached a high of $19.69 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.36%. Over the course of the year, American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.69 on 09/11/25 and a 52-week low of $9.27 on 06/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.88. The next price resistance is at 20.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 78.16 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is American Eagle Outfitters Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of American Eagle Outfitters Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.62 million shares to 27.78 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 28.4 million shares. A decline of -2.23% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.87.

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In terms of American Eagle Outfitters Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12 in the next 12 months, down nearly -37.66% from the previous closing price of $19.25. Analysts anticipate American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock to reach 14 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 13, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $10.

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