The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives $104.43 Average Price Target from Analysts

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $104.4286.

EL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They set a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of EL opened at $85.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $121.64. The company has a market cap of $31.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -171.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.11.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The company had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -280.00%.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 10,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% in the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Finally, Greenleaf Trust raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.