Brokerages Set The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Target Price at $88.55

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-one ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $88.55.

Several brokerages have issued reports on EL. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st.

Insider Activity

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 442.5% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 70.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 1,961 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares during the period. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth $3,006,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 3.1%

EL opened at $88.90 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $89.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.94. The company has a market capitalization of $32.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.31, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.16. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $48.37 and a 52 week high of $97.44.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -44.59%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.