The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $99.90.

A number of research analysts have commented on EL shares. Piper Sandler started coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, May 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $80.44 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $82.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.69. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64. The firm has a market cap of $29.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -114.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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 (DPR) is presently -200.00%.

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.