On which stock exchange is American Eagle Outfitters traded?

American Eagle Outfitters is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Its parent company, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., is a publicly traded U.S. retailer. The company’s common stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AEO. That ticker is different from the exchange name: NYSE identifies the marketplace, while AEO identifies the security listed there.

The company became public in the 1990s, after American Eagle had grown from a regional apparel chain into a larger specialty retailer. Today, the listed company encompasses the American Eagle brand and related businesses, including Aerie and other portfolio brands.

A frequent mistake is choosing Nasdaq simply because many technology and consumer companies trade there. American Eagle is not a Nasdaq-listed stock. Another possible confusion is treating AEO as the brand’s everyday two-letter shorthand; AEO is the three-letter stock symbol and corporate abbreviation, while AE is commonly used for the American Eagle brand.