The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $100.6842.

EL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $120.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. HSBC downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EL. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EL stock opened at $80.22 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $79.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.50. Estee Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $62.57 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $29.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -114.60, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

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 negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 dividend payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

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.