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

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $95.65.

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 2.0%

NYSE:EL opened at $88.13 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.54. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $104.53. The company has a market cap of $31.76 billion, a PE ratio of -28.07, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The business’s revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -54.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 14,091 shares of company stock valued at $1,293,631. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Estee Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 140,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,259,000 after acquiring an additional 19,506 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 22.2% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 17.9% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 15,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after purchasing an additional 2,425 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 87.1% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 7,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 3,579 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 1st quarter worth about $692,000. 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.