Erste Group Bank Weighs in on L'Oreal FY2027 Earnings

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank slightly lowered its FY2027 EPS estimate for L’Oréal to $3.47 from $3.48, though the forecast remains above the $3.18 consensus estimate.
• L’Oréal has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and a $100 price target, supported by one Strong Buy, eight Buy, three Hold and one Sell rating.
• Shares opened at $88.09, near their 50-day moving average of $88.13, and have traded between $78.82 and $95.48 over the past year.

L'Oreal SA (OTCMKTS:LRLCY - Free Report) - Research analysts at Erste Group Bank cut their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for L'Oreal in a report released on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the company will post earnings of $3.47 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.48. The consensus estimate for L'Oreal's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share.

LRLCY has been the topic of several other reports. Argus set a $100.00 price objective on shares of L'Oreal in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of L'Oreal from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup upgraded shares of L'Oreal from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of L'Oreal from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of L'Oreal from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, L'Oreal currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.00.

L'Oreal Stock Performance

L'Oreal stock opened at $88.09 on Monday. L'Oreal has a fifty-two week low of $78.82 and a fifty-two week high of $95.48. The stock's fifty day moving average is $88.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

L'Oreal Company Profile

L'Oréal SA is a French beauty and cosmetics company that develops, manufactures and markets products for hair care, hair color, skin care, makeup and fragrances. Its portfolio serves consumers, beauty professionals and dermatology-focused customers through brands spanning mass-market, premium, professional and medical beauty categories.

The company's business is organized around four principal divisions: Consumer Products, L'Oréal Luxe, Professional Products and Dermatological Beauty. Its brands include L'Oréal Paris, Maybelline New York, Garnier, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Kérastase, Redken, La Roche-Posay, CeraVe and SkinCeuticals, among others.

Founded in 1909 by chemist Eugène Schueller, L'Oréal has grown into an international company serving markets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

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