Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $117.35 and last traded at $118.3310, with a volume of 838367 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $113.02.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EL shares. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.82.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32. The company has a market cap of $41.69 billion, a PE ratio of -44.84, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.15.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 14.92% and a negative net margin of 6.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -54.26%.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the transaction, the director owned 34,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,196,785.96. This trade represents a 10.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after acquiring an additional 341,235 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,118,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $979,770,000 after purchasing an additional 259,048 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after purchasing an additional 914,594 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 46.4% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,112,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,634,000 after purchasing an additional 1,937,107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,710,000 after purchasing an additional 892,631 shares during 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.