Q2 Earnings Estimate for EL Issued By B. Riley

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies' current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.36. Estée Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 4.61% and a positive return on equity of 16.82%. The business had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.51 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. Estée Lauder Companies's revenue was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $77.00 to $55.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $75.00 target price (down previously from $92.00) on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.20.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock traded up $0.85 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $58.55. 3,542,789 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,056,309. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $62.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $139.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $802,000. Kelman Lazarov Inc. acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the 1st quarter worth about $273,000. Winthrop Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% during the first quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 560 shares during the period. Templeton & Phillips Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 97.3% in the 1st quarter. Templeton & Phillips Capital Management LLC now owns 24,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,598,000 after acquiring an additional 11,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 2.8% during the first quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 83,350 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,501,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 43,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $66.35 per share, with a total value of $2,853,050.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 430,800 shares in the company, valued at $28,583,580. This trade represents a 11.09 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Akhil Shrivastava purchased 700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $65.79 per share, with a total value of $46,053.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 2,381 shares in the company, valued at $156,645.99. This trade represents a 41.64 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. Estée Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -57.85%.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.