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 $49,932 were sold by MCMILLAN CARY D on Oct 03 ’25. At $16.95 per share, MCMILLAN CARY D sold 2,945 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MCMILLAN CARY D purchased 2,945 shares, netting a total of over 49,932 in proceeds.
Before that, Keefer James H JR had sold 12,337 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $243,660, the SVP, Controller & CAO traded American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares for $19.75 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,337 shares, worth approximately $0.26 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] rose 0.58% to $15.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $15.01, but it reached a high of $15.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -8.30%. Over the course of the year, American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares have dropped approximately -29.74%. 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 15.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 14.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 15.80. The next price resistance is at 16.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.21 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 rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 3.26 million shares to 32.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 28.79 million shares. A jump of 10.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.85.
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, up nearly 0.13% from the previous closing price of $15.48. 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.
