The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have issued a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.4286.

EL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded 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 report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $113.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.4%

EL opened at $85.64 on Friday. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -171.29, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.11.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The firm had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EL. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. 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.