Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. It offers its products under the Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and duty-free locations. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.08 to $75.06
• 50-Day Range: $52.76 to $74.95
• 52-Week Range: $48.37 to $115.82
• Volume: 4.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: $75.15
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estee Lauder Companies scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 150 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Estee Lauder Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Estee Lauder Companies has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 69.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Estee Lauder Companies are expected to grow by 69.12% in the coming year, from $1.36 to $2.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is -30.86, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estee Lauder Companies is -30.86, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 9.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Estee Lauder Companies has a P/B Ratio of 5.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.29% of the float of Estee Lauder Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Estee Lauder Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estee Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Estee Lauder Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Estee Lauder Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.87% next year. This indicates that Estee Lauder Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.29% of the float of Estee Lauder Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Estee Lauder Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Estee Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Estee Lauder Companies this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

23 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Estee Lauder Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Estee Lauder Companies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.78% of the stock of Estee Lauder Companies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.15% of the stock of Estee Lauder Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EL shares performed this year?

Estee Lauder Companies' stock was trading at $74.98 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EL stock has decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $74.6850.
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How were Estee Lauder Companies' earnings last quarter?

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.36. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Does Estee Lauder Companies have any subsidiaries?

Estee Lauder Companies subsidiaries include Deciem, Have & Be Co Ltd, Too Faced Cosmetics, BECCA, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW INC, Le Labo, and more.

Who are Estee Lauder Companies' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Estee Lauder Companies include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.40%), Independent Franchise Partners LLP (2.22%), Invesco Ltd. (1.86%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul J Fribourg, Fabrizio Freda, Jane Lauder, Charlene Barshefsky, Tracey Thomas Travis, Barry S Sternlicht, Lynn Forester, Hudis Jane Hertzmark, Wei Sun Christianson, Peter Jueptner, Carl P Haney, Akhil Shrivastava and Jennifer Hyman.
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How do I buy shares of Estee Lauder Companies?

Shares of EL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Estee Lauder Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Estee Lauder Companies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), American Water Works (AWK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 6/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: COSMETICS&TLTRS
• Sub-Industry: Personal Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EL
• CIK: 1001250
• Web: www.elcompanies.com
• Phone: (212) 572-4200
• Fax: 212-893-7782
• Employees: 62,000
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $75.15
• High Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($2.42)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 54.92
• P/E Growth: 9.33
• Net Income: $390 million
• Net Margins: -5.89%
• Pretax Margin: -5.87%
• Return on Equity: 15.60%
• Return on Assets: 3.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.68
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $4.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.23
• Book Value: $14.81 per share
• Price / Book: 5.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 359,750,000
• Free Float: 313,776,000
• Market Cap: $26.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12