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

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the twenty-two research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $97.95.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $120.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Zacks Research downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $121.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $76.17 on Tuesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 12-month low of $52.51 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The company has a market cap of $27.55 billion, a P/E ratio of -152.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $89.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.32.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’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. Research analysts anticipate that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -280.00%.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Krilogy Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 18.7% during the first quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 4,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 13.3% in the first quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 17,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,220,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the first quarter worth about $1,499,000. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% in the first quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 8,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 488,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,129,000 after purchasing an additional 50,346 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.