AEO
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
$17.71
-1.45% today · +6.82% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Reddit attention is surging
- AEO −1.45% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −2.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big gain (Sep 28): After its 64 big gains in the past 5 years, AEO typically gained 0.6% over the next day (median) and was higher 58% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.4% and +1.8%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big gains, that ranks #91 of 500.
- 0 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 90% positive over the week · today's pace is 1.6× its recent daily average.
- 1 analyst action in the past 10 days (1 positive, 0 negative); latest: BMO Capital maintained Market Perform, raised target $18.00 → $20.00.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own AEO in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Sep 3, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | +38.0% | #3 |
| one week | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 | +45.4% | #9 |
| one month | Nov 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | +59.2% | #31 |
| 3 months | Jun 13, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | +113.5% | #24 |
| 6 months | Jun 18, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | +196.7% | #17 |
| one year | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 15, 2026 | +104.7% | #83 |
Rank #9 for one week means 8 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-1.4% | +6.8% | +6.3% | +8.4% | +6.7% | +7.4% |
| Best one single day Sep 3, 2025 |
+0.8% | +3.0% | +26.8% | +32.6% | +13.5% | -27.8% |
| Best one week Aug 29, 2025 |
-1.7% | +0.7% | +12.2% | +17.2% | +1.3% | -35.3% |
| Best one month Nov 19, 2025 |
-0.1% | -1.8% | +17.0% | +39.6% | +50.3% | +4.4% |
| Best 3 months Jun 13, 2025 |
-7.5% | -8.4% | -26.8% | -14.2% | -44.8% | -54.0% |
| Best 6 months Jun 18, 2025 |
-2.2% | -5.2% | -22.5% | -20.0% | -40.4% | -52.2% |
| Best one year Jun 13, 2025 |
-7.5% | -8.4% | -26.8% | -14.2% | -44.8% | -54.0% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.