Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein

Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) in a note issued to investors on Friday. The firm set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target indicates a potential downside of 7.17% from the company’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on EL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, May 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.65.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $88.33 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $31.96 billion, a PE ratio of -126.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.26. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 business’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EL. Covenant Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $3,634,000. Aberdeen Group plc increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 201,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,075,000 after buying an additional 23,717 shares in the last quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $14,619,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 44.5% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 37,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,261,000 after acquiring an additional 11,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $19,438,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.