L’Oreal Stock Earnings Estimates Cut by Erste Group Bank

L’Oreal SA (OTCMKTS:LRLCY) – Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 EPS estimates for L’Oreal in a research report issued on Thursday, October 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the company will earn $3.07 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.14. The consensus estimate for L’Oreal’s current full-year earnings is $3.14 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for L’Oreal’s FY2027 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on LRLCY. Citigroup upgraded shares of L’Oreal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of L’Oreal from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Argus set a $100.00 price target on shares of L’Oreal in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of L’Oreal from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of L’Oreal from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, L’Oreal has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.00.

L’Oreal Price Performance

Shares of L’Oreal stock opened at $85.12 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $87.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.56. L’Oreal has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $95.48.

About L’Oreal

L’Oréal is a France-based beauty and cosmetics company founded in 1909 by chemist Eugène Schueller. Headquartered in Clichy, France, the company develops, manufactures and markets beauty products for consumers and professional customers worldwide.

Its portfolio includes hair color, hair care, skin care, makeup, fragrances and personal-care products. L’Oréal organizes its operations across Professional Products, Consumer Products, L’Oréal Luxe and Dermatological Beauty, with brands including L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline New York, Garnier, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, Kiehl’s, La Roche-Posay and CeraVe.

L’Oréal serves customers through salons, mass-market retailers, department stores, specialty beauty retailers, pharmacies and e-commerce channels.