The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.6316.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EL shares. Citigroup upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. REAP Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

EL opened at $86.66 on Wednesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $66.22 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $31.35 billion, a PE ratio of -123.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.63.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Research analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

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.