Telsey Advisory Group Reaffirms Market Perform Rating for Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL)

Telsey Advisory Group restated their market perform rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) in a report published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $99.00 price objective on the stock.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on EL. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 price target (down previously from $92.00) on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.95.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 3.7%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $86.5380 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.76, a P/E/G ratio of 6.62 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.41. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $103.44.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 5.89% and a positive return on equity of 15.60%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EL. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% during the 1st quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% during the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.