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American Eagle Outfitters AEO

US equityMarket cap rank #2476WallStreetBets
$18.11 +$0.40 (+2.26%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 7:40 am ET · After hours $18.00 -0.61%
Open$17.74
Prev close$17.71
Day range$17.37 – $18.15
Volume4.91M
Market cap$3.03B
P/E (TTM)9.3
Dividend yield2.76%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership102.8%-0.56 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding414+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)37 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
Short interest10.09% of floatDays to cover 1.6 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share17.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

12%17%23%28%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$10.97M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 38.5% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock15.91%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC7.01%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.12%
  • Jay Schottenstein4.75%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.70%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.09%
  • D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.3.95%
  • American Century Investment Management3.81%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund77.26%
  • Hedge Fund17.12%
  • Individual/Insider5.21%
  • Private Company3.69%
  • Public Company2.80%
  • Government Pension Fund1.28%
  • Insurance Company0.29%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.22%

Reported short interest has risen from 9.71% to 10.09% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 16,904,324 10.1% 1.6
31 Aug 2026 18,084,927 10.8% 4.0
14 Aug 2026 17,017,435 10.2% 3.7
31 Jul 2026 18,193,760 10.9% 4.7
15 Jul 2026 17,614,981 10.5% 3.7
30 Jun 2026 16,263,515 9.7% 3.3

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