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Nomura Securities Remain Neutral on American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Following 2Q EPS Beat

Nomura Securities maintains a Neutral rating and $17.00 price target on American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) following the company's 2Q15 earnings report. AEO reported EPS of $0.17 beating consensus of $0.14. Revenue was $797M, compared to consensus' $769.56M. Analyst Simeon Siegel said that AEO remains among the... More

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Outpaces Q2 Views on Better Merchandise, Revamped Shopping Experience - Stifel

Stifel affirms American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) at Buy with a price target of $20 following Q2 results released earlier on the session.

Analyst Richard Jaffe noted that Q2 EPS of $0.17 outpaced the firm's $0.14 estimate. The analyst commented, EPS increased significantly vs. depressed... More

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Tops Q2 EPS by 3c;Comps Rose 11%

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) reported Q2 EPS of $0.17, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.14. Revenue for the quarter came in at $797 million versus the consensus estimate of $769.56 million.

Consolidated comparable sales increased 11%, compared to a 7% decrease last year.

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Wolfe Research Starts Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO) at Peerperform

Wolfe Research initiates coverage on Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) with a Peerperform rating and a price target of $2.00.

Analyst Adrienne Yih Tennant commented, "We look to 2H15 for material improvement with the impact of refined strategy under CEO Julian Geiger. ARO... More

Wolfe Research Starts Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) at Underperform

Wolfe Research initiates coverage on Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) with a Underperform rating and a price target of $15.00.

Analyst Adrienne Yih Tennant commented, "We believe 1) negative comps, 2) uncertainty of attracting new customer base, and 3) EPS risk will persist. We suspect that a ~34% short... More

Wolfe Research Starts American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) at Outperform

Wolfe Research initiates coverage on American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) with a Outperform and Top Pick rating and a price target of $22.00.

Analyst Adrienne Yih Tennant commented, "Despite AEOs outperformance (+29% vs the S&P 500 +1%) we highlight: 1) sustainable, full-price positive comps; 2) inventory & SGA discipline; 3) strong... More