Evercore ISI Raises Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Price Target to $125.00

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price target increased by equities researchers at Evercore ISI from $115.00 to $125.00 in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Evercore ISI’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 20.72% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $103.54 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $37.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.82. Estee Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $109.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 14.92% and a negative net margin of 6.44%.The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total transaction of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total value of $364,748.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at $3,196,785.96. This represents a 10.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 13.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 9.0% during the first quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 31,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,103,000 after buying an additional 2,644 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 26,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 962 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 52.0% in the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 30,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,338 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 5.1% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 3,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 84.8% during the first quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 169,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,097,000 after purchasing an additional 77,711 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Estee 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.