The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives $94.43 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $94.4286.

EL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Argus raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Monday, October 13th.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% in the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $104.57 on Wednesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $109.62. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.29. The company has a market capitalization of $37.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -40.53, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -54.26%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.