Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Given New $90.00 Price Target at Telsey Advisory Group

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price objective lowered by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $105.00 to $90.00 in a research note issued on Monday. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 13.88% from the company’s current price.

EL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.50.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $79.03 on Monday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $56.66 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.59 billion, a PE ratio of -112.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.22 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,952,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,927,224,000 after buying an additional 1,043,746 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,585,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,213,263,000 after buying an additional 467,195 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,596,000 after buying an additional 5,286,875 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,837,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $820,717,000 after buying an additional 83,857 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 22.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,497,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $785,105,000 after buying an additional 1,384,678 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.