20 Stocks Jim Cramer Wanted You To Sell & Immediately Get Out Of 

12. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q2 2025: 41

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2025: 48

Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: 8%

Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: October 3rd, 2025

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) is a well-known American apparel company. Its shares are up by 64% over the past year and are down by 29% year-to-date. Most of the stock’s gains occurred before Cramer discussed it in October. For instance, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) closed 38% higher on September 3rd as the firm reported its second-quarter earnings report. The reports saw its revenue of $1.28 billion and earnings of $0.45 beat analyst estimates of $1.24 billion and $0.21. However, 2026 has been a tough year for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)’s shares. They closed 13.90% lower on March 5th. On the 4th, the firm had reported its fourth-quarter earnings. The results saw American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) post $1.76 billion in revenue and $0.84 in adjusted earnings per share to beat analyst estimates. However, the report also saw the firm’s operating margin drop to 5.4% from an earlier 8.9%. Here is what Cramer had said about American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) in October 2025:

“My instinct is to ring the register. Why? Because we had the event, the event occurred, and now we’re getting away from the event. And there are a lot of people who say, wait a second, the company isn’t doing well away from that. I’d like to see [you] get a bit of a win here. Take some off the table.”