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 $243,660 were sold by Keefer James H JR on Sep 18 ’25. At $19.75 per share, Keefer James H JR sold 12,337 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,896 shares worth approximately $0.3 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keefer James H JR purchased 12,338 shares, netting a total of over 243,660 in proceeds.
Before that, Mathias Michael A. had sold 40,471 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $809,420, the EVP and CFO traded American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares for $20.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,471 shares, worth approximately $2.24 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on September 18, 2025, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [AEO] has been a Neutral. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 25, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underperform” for AEO. Earlier on July 28, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for AEO stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing AEO Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [NYSE: AEO] plunged -0.56% to $17.8. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.41, but it reached a high of $17.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.74%. Over the course of the year, American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.14%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.43 on 09/17/25 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 17.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.93. The next price resistance is at 18.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.14 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral 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.
Which companies own the most shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)?
In terms of American Eagle Outfitters Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -13.41% from the previous closing price of $17.9. Analysts anticipate American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock to reach 17 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 14. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 13, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $12.
