Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Given New $120.00 Price Target at Citigroup

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price target boosted by analysts at Citigroup from $110.00 to $120.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s target price indicates a potential upside of 2.72% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on EL. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Raymond James Financial upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.82.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

EL traded up $1.45 on Wednesday, hitting $116.82. 3,049,160 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,478,812. Estee Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $119.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32. The business’s fifty day moving average is $100.35 and its 200 day moving average is $94.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.10 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. This trade represents a 10.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fluent Financial LLC bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at $4,884,000. True Vision MN LLC grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 7,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $3,583,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 113.2% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $911,000 after buying an additional 4,619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 30,536.4% in the 4th quarter. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd now owns 6,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 6,718 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.