B. Riley Issues Negative Estimate for EL Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a research note issued on Sunday, November 3rd. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now expects that the company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.99. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.95 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on EL. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America decreased their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.90.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of EL opened at $65.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 117.66, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Estée Lauder Companies has a 1-year low of $63.36 and a 1-year high of $159.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of $88.99 and a 200 day moving average of $104.88.

Institutional Trading of Estée Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EL. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in Estée Lauder Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. PARK CIRCLE Co acquired a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Estée Lauder Companies

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total transaction of $315,963.41. Following the transaction, the director now owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,578,114. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total value of $743,259.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 295,838 shares in the company, valued at $20,045,982.88. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total transaction of $315,963.41. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,578,114. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,296 shares of company stock worth $1,423,366. Insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 250.00%.

About Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.