Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on EL. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.50.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $115.18 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $101.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.63. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $119.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.15. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available 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 completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.