The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the twenty-three analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.4286.

Several equities analysts recently commented on EL shares. Raymond James Financial raised shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $85.64 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $106.62 and its 200 day moving average is $99.46. The stock has a market cap of $30.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -171.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.11. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $121.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -280.00%.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 52.4% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 2,650 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 48,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,044,000 after acquiring an additional 5,427 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 488,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,129,000 after acquiring an additional 50,346 shares during the period. Worthington Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $389,000. Finally, AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,002,000. Hedge funds and other 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.