Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Cut to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday morning.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on EL. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $113.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.76.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL opened at $70.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $25.66 billion, a PE ratio of -141.87, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $96.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. Estee Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.23 billion for 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 488,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,129,000 after purchasing an additional 50,346 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after acquiring an additional 2,650 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 48,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,044,000 after acquiring an additional 5,427 shares during the period. Worthington Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $389,000. Finally, AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,002,000. 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.