The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a consensus rating of "Hold", with 12 analysts rating it as hold, 8 as buy, and 1 as strong buy, while the average price target is $87.80.
• Recent reports show that HSBC upgraded shares to a "buy" rating with a target price of $99.00, while several other brokerages have also increased their price targets.
• The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, although revenue fell 11.9% year-over-year to $3.41 billion.

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty-one brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $87.80.

EL has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. UBS Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock traded down $3.85 on Monday, reaching $88.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,392,571 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,154,108. The company has a market capitalization of $31.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.15. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $89.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.54. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $48.37 and a 52 week high of $103.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies's payout ratio is -44.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on 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 owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised 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 acquiring an additional 4,690 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. raised 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 acquiring an additional 1,115 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised 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 acquiring an additional 1,961 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 770 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by 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.