Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 4,066,484 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 5% from the previous session’s volume of 4,290,277 shares.The stock last traded at $73.14 and had previously closed at $79.29.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.71.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 2.2%

The business’s fifty day moving average is $103.62 and its 200-day moving average is $99.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market cap of $26.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -146.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.11.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 50,346 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 52.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 2,650 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 48,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,044,000 after purchasing an additional 5,427 shares during the period. Worthington Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $389,000. Finally, AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,002,000. 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.