Wells Fargo & Company Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Stock Price

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price objective decreased by investment analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $90.00 to $75.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 2.41% from the stock’s current price.

EL has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.60.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 2.5%

NYSE EL opened at $73.24 on Wednesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $50.61 and a one year high of $121.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.49 billion, a PE ratio of -146.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 10,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.