The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Expected to Post FY2025 Earnings of $4.23 Per Share (NYSE:EL)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 16th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.23 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.02. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $191.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.23 per share.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.33. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 3.08%. The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.54 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on EL. StockNews.com lowered Estée Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Raymond James upped their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $150.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $168.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $138.07 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Estée Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $102.22 and a twelve month high of $260.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $146.48 and its 200-day moving average is $138.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 106.21, a PEG ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 1.07.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.91%. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is 203.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,435,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,842,514,000 after purchasing an additional 809,370 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 20.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,009,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,739,070,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,553 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 35.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,311,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $767,730,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387,271 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 37.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,163,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,856,000 after purchasing an additional 1,136,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,151,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $607,169,000 after acquiring an additional 496,308 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

About Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.