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 $243,660 were purchased by Keefer James H JR on Sep 18 ’25. At $19.75 per share, Keefer James H JR acquired 12,338 shares.
Also, Mathias Michael A. sold 40,471 shares, netting a total of over 809,420 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.00 each, the insider now holds 125,637 shares.
Before that, Mathias Michael A. had added 40,471 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $809,420, the Officer bought American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares for $20.00 each.
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 -0.80% to $19.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.375, but it reached a high of $20.196 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.56%. Over the course of the year, American Eagle Outfitters Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.96%.
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 -22.03% from the previous closing price of $19.88. 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.
