Q3 EPS Forecast for Estee Lauder Companies Cut by Analyst

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note issued on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Estee Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Estee Lauder Companies’ Q4 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.85 EPS.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.14 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EL. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.65.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE:EL opened at $88.03 on Wednesday. Estee Lauder Companies has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $104.53. The firm has a market cap of $31.72 billion, a PE ratio of -28.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $91.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after purchasing an additional 341,235 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 2.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,118,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $979,770,000 after buying an additional 259,048 shares during the last quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% in the first quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,976,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,445,000 after buying an additional 118,276 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after buying an additional 914,594 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 46.4% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,112,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,634,000 after buying an additional 1,937,107 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 14,091 shares of company stock worth $1,293,631. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.