NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- American Eagle Outfitters Inc. jumped 5.9% in premarket trades on Wednesday after the retailer said it booked record results over the Thanksgiving weekend. For the third quarter, American Eagle said its profit climbed to $78.6 million, or 39 cents a share, from $52.4 million, or 27 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Income from continuing operations totaled 41 cents a share in the latest quarter. Sales rose 11% to $910.4 million from $819.5 million. Wall Street analysts expected the company to earn 39 cents a share on sales of $873.9 million, according to a survey by FactSet. American Eagle expects fourth-quarter earnings of 54 cent to 56 cents a share, compared to the analyst target of 55 cents a share. |