Wall Street Zen Upgrades Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) to “Buy”

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on EL. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $116.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.50.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of EL stock opened at $115.18 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88. Estee Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $119.43. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $101.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.74. The stock has a market cap of $41.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.64, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.15.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 6.44% and a positive return on equity of 14.92%. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the transaction, the director owned 34,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. The trade was a 10.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EL. True Vision MN LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $552,000. Clarius Group LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $227,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317,473 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter valued at $3,006,000. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth about $337,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.