Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Stock Gets Price Target Bump from Morgan Stanley

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its target price lifted by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $112.00 to $118.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 11.26% from the stock’s previous close.

EL has been the topic of several other research reports. CICC Research raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $65.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Monday, August 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $112.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $104.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $116.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.19.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

EL stock traded up $1.29 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $106.06. 1,768,112 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,797,471. The stock has a market cap of $38.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 216.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.27. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.86.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.21. Estee Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 1.21%. The company had revenue of $3.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 3.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Paul Fribourg sold 58,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.17, for a total value of $5,693,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 417,300 shares in the company, valued at $40,966,341. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,775 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.82, for a total transaction of $373,045.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 50,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,954.22. This trade represents a 6.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 75,105 shares of company stock valued at $7,423,185. Corporate insiders own 11.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 950.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,843,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $993,567,000 after buying an additional 12,526,471 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 26.9% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,827,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,538,000 after purchasing an additional 387,596 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 33.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,909,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,074,000 after acquiring an additional 482,185 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at approximately $134,551,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 24.9% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,137,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,826,000 after purchasing an additional 226,888 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Estee Lauder Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Estee Lauder Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Estée Lauder reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings of $0.72 per share, well above the approximately $0.51–$0.52 consensus, while revenue of $3.72 billion exceeded estimates of $3.65 billion and increased 6.7% year over year. Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability improved sharply as sales grew faster than costs, with operating income more than doubling according to coverage of the results. Fragrance was the standout category, with sales rising roughly 19%–20% and delivering the strongest operating margin among the company’s major categories. Q1 Earnings Beat on Fragrance Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 outlook, calling for $15.8 billion–$16.0 billion in revenue and $3.20–$3.45 in EPS. It also lifted its organic sales-growth forecast to 4%–5.5%, citing Beauty Reimagined, stronger fragrance demand and resilient China sales. Fiscal 2027 Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target from $120 to $126 and maintained an “outperform” rating, implying meaningful upside based on the cited share price. Royal Bank of Canada Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its target from $95 to $110 but retained an “equal weight” rating, indicating improved expectations without a bullish change in its overall stance. Wells Fargo Rating
• Negative Sentiment: The EPS guidance midpoint is slightly below consensus, and analysts note that growth may be front-loaded. Investors must also weigh the stock’s elevated valuation and reported cash-outflow concerns as the recovery continues.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global prestige beauty company that develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair-care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Tom Ford Beauty, Le Labo and The Ordinary.

Founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder, the company began with four skincare products and has expanded into a multinational beauty business. Its products are sold through department and specialty stores, beauty retailers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms, salons, spas and other distribution channels.

The Estée Lauder Companies serves consumers in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.