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

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned 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 objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $98.1053.

EL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Monday, June 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $82.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $83.73 and its 200-day moving average is $90.62. The company has a market cap of $29.88 billion, a P/E ratio of -117.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.27. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $66.22 and a 52-week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -200.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Walker Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $209,000. Tema ETFs LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 9.3% during the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 5,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 18.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 158,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,513,000 after purchasing an additional 24,322 shares during the period. Czech National Bank increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.5% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 70,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,557,000 after purchasing an additional 3,059 shares during the period. Finally, PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 9.7% in the second quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 36,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,863,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.