The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives $98.11 Average Target Price from Analysts

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the twenty-one research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $98.1053.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on EL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 30th. UBS Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.5%

EL stock opened at $80.31 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.05 billion, a PE ratio of -114.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.71 and a 200-day moving average of $90.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -200.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.