The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $104.4286.

EL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Argus raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Raymond James Financial raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, February 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 10,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% in the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $109.33 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $48.37 and a 52 week high of $121.64. The firm has a market cap of $39.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -218.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.11.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The company had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -280.00%.

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.