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

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.6316.

EL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 3.0%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $83.05 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $78.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The firm has a market cap of $30.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -118.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.26. Estee Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $64.83 and a twelve month high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,952,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,927,224,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,746 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 950.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,843,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $993,567,000 after purchasing an additional 12,526,471 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,585,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,213,263,000 after purchasing an additional 467,195 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,596,000 after purchasing an additional 5,286,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Independent Franchise Partners LLP increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,837,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $820,717,000 after purchasing an additional 83,857 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.