Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Price Target Raised to $75.00

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its target price boosted by Barclays from $72.00 to $75.00 in a report published on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on EL. HSBC lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.00.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 1.7%

NYSE EL opened at $85.19 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $81.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.20. Estee Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $59.26 and a 12 month high of $121.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.82 billion, a PE ratio of -121.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.39 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is 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.