Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Given New $75.00 Price Target at Wells Fargo & Company

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price target dropped by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $90.00 to $75.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price points to a potential upside of 5.15% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on EL. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.95.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL stock traded up $2.16 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $71.33. The stock had a trading volume of 2,662,827 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,721,786. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $98.09. 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 has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $121.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.80 billion, a PE ratio of -142.88, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.26.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The company had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during 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. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 10,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.