The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares valued at $134,869 were sold by Keefer James H JR on Dec 09 ’25. At $23.49 per share, Keefer James H JR sold 5,742 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,154 shares worth approximately $0.3 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Baldwin Marisa sold 61,319 shares, netting a total of over 1,374,159 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $22.41 each, the insider now holds 23,364 shares.
Before that, Mathias Michael A. had sold 186,580 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,486,876, the EVP and CFO traded American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares for $24.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 186,580 shares, worth approximately $2.06 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on December 11, 2025, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [AEO] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of December 03, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for AEO. Earlier on September 18, 2025, BTIG Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for AEO stock.
Analyzing AEO Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Eagle Outfitters Inc [NYSE: AEO] plunged -3.62% to $27.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.095, but it reached a high of $28.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.80%. Over the course of the year, American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares have jumped approximately 58.15%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $28.46 on 01/06/26 and a 52-week low of $25.80 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.95. The next price resistance is at 28.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.39 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 2025-12-15 dropping by -5.63 million shares to 16.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 22.3 million shares. A decline of -33.8% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.63.
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 24 in the next 12 months, down nearly -14.86% from the previous closing price of $28.19. Analysts anticipate American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock to reach 31 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked American Eagle Outfitters Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On September 04, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $18.
