Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Evercore ISI Analyst Says

Key Points

• Evercore ISI raised its price target for Estee Lauder Companies from $100 to $115, indicating a potential upside of 34.11% based on the company's recent stock price.
• Despite a positive outlook from Evercore ISI, other analysts have mixed ratings, with Wall Street Zen downgrading the stock from "hold" to "sell."
• Estee Lauder reported $3.41 billion in quarterly revenue but noted an 11.9% decline year-over-year, with earnings per share at $0.09, slightly beating estimates.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) had its price objective upped by Evercore ISI from $100.00 to $115.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Evercore ISI's target price indicates a potential upside of 34.11% from the company's previous close.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on EL. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. HSBC upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $88.55.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL traded up $2.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $85.75. The company had a trading volume of 406,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,101,544. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $89.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.29. Estee Lauder Companies has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $103.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a market capitalization of $30.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.15.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The company had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $589,593.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 91,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,838,000 after purchasing an additional 4,690 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 442.5% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,367 shares of the company's stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 70.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,753 shares of the company's stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company's stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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