The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the twenty-one analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $84.50.
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on EL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $62.00 to $101.00 in a report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group lifted 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. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $76.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $71.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 91,200 shares of the company's stock worth $6,838,000 after purchasing an additional 4,690 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 442.5% during the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,367 shares of the company's stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 70.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,753 shares of the company's stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 1,961 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company's stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance
Estee Lauder Companies stock traded down $0.46 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $90.76. 2,406,866 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,135,344. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.41. Estee Lauder Companies has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $103.44. The stock has a market cap of $32.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.44 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $81.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.54.
Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile
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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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