AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 78). Price is −7% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 6.5% since the previous count, up from 9.8% 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.
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 −1.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 20 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −6.7%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 78
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 35%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $18.16
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +25%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −1.9%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −20%
- vs 50-day average$16.78
- +8.2%
- 52-week high
- $27.87
- 52-week low
- $14.15
- Annualised volatility
- 63%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$326K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −30% |
| 2025 | +65% |
| 2024 | −19% |
| 2023 | +55% |
| 2022 | −43% |
| 2021 | +29% |
| 2020 | +39% |
| 2019 | −22% |
| 2018 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | +28% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.29% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.10% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −8.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.4% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −7.9% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.3% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +6.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.3% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | +3.8% |
| Oct | 11 | 3 of 11 | −2.4% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +12% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 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.