AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

$17.90+21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −4% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$130K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest10.0% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 0.9% since the previous count, up from 9.7% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How AEO is trading

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is +21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 5.5 points ahead of the market.

+21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−4.2%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
47

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
36%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$9.02 – $27.87 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$17.90
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−15%
vs 50-day average$16.80
+6.5%
52-week high
$27.87
52-week low
$14.54
Annualised volatility
62%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$326K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−31%
2025+65%
2024−19%
2023+55%
2022−43%
2021+29%
2020+39%
2019−22%
2018+5.5%
2017+28%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan103 of 10+0.29%
Feb105 of 10−0.10%
Mar104 of 10−8.4%
Apr106 of 10+1.4%
May104 of 10−7.9%
Jun106 of 10+2.7%
Jul118 of 11+6.4%
Aug116 of 11+3.3%
Sep115 of 11+3.8%
Oct113 of 11−2.5%
Nov106 of 10+12%
Dec104 of 10+2.7%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.