The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-one research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.6316.

Several brokerages have issued reports on EL. Zacks Research upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $83.05 on Wednesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $64.83 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.05 billion, a PE ratio of -118.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in 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 period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in 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 period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.