Brokerages Set The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Target Price at $98.11

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, eight have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.9474.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EL. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 16th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:EL opened at $84.06 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $84.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.73. The stock has a market cap of $30.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -120.09, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.27. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1-year low of $66.22 and a 1-year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised 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 buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. 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.