Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Competitors $88.64 +0.07 (+0.07%) Closing price 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.76 +0.12 (+0.14%) As of 04:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EL vs. HELE, IPAR, COTY, ELF, PBH, HLF, USNA, NUS, NATR, and MEDShould you be buying Estee Lauder Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Estee Lauder Companies include Helen of Troy (HELE), Interparfums (IPAR), Coty (COTY), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Herbalife (HLF), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), and Medifast (MED). Estee Lauder Companies vs. Its Competitors Helen of Troy Interparfums Coty e.l.f. Beauty Prestige Consumer Healthcare Herbalife USANA Health Sciences Nu Skin Enterprises Nature's Sunshine Products Medifast Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EL or HELE? Estee Lauder Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Helen of Troy. Estee Lauder Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helen of Troy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEstee Lauder Companies$15.61B2.04$390M-$2.42-36.63Helen of Troy$1.91B0.40$123.75M$5.396.13 Is EL or HELE more profitable? Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.49% compared to Estee Lauder Companies' net margin of -5.89%. Estee Lauder Companies' return on equity of 15.60% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Estee Lauder Companies-5.89% 15.60% 3.57% Helen of Troy 6.49%8.93%4.85% Which has more risk & volatility, EL or HELE? Estee Lauder Companies has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in EL or HELE? 55.2% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend EL or HELE? Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus target price of $74.45, indicating a potential downside of 16.01%. Helen of Troy has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.80%. Given Helen of Troy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Estee Lauder Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Estee Lauder Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Helen of Troy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to EL or HELE? In the previous week, Estee Lauder Companies had 28 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Estee Lauder Companies and 5 mentions for Helen of Troy. Estee Lauder Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Helen of Troy's score of -0.08 indicating that Estee Lauder Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Estee Lauder Companies 15 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Helen of Troy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEstee Lauder Companies beats Helen of Troy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Estee Lauder Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEstee Lauder CompaniesCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.89B$3.50B$16.27B$20.62BDividend Yield1.64%2.37%3.11%3.77%P/E Ratio-36.6327.2519.9728.04Price / Sales2.0421.0559.9136.83Price / Cash17.3519.3714.7321.91Price / Book5.994.216.194.59Net Income$390M$37.65M$680.27M$985.44M7 Day Performance12.00%7.72%2.45%2.91%1 Month Performance28.54%16.11%0.70%5.47%1 Year Performance-16.72%-15.58%7.57%14.61% Estee Lauder Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELEstee Lauder Companies4.306 of 5 stars$88.65+0.1%$74.45-16.0%-16.2%$31.89B$15.61B-36.6362,000HELEHelen of Troy2.5118 of 5 stars$28.48+0.5%$62.00+117.7%-63.6%$653.33M$1.91B5.281,883News CoverageUpcoming EarningsIPARInterparfums4.0803 of 5 stars$131.10-0.6%$157.60+20.2%+19.6%$4.21B$1.45B25.51530Positive NewsCOTYCoty4.3963 of 5 stars$4.66+1.1%$7.80+67.3%-48.0%$4.06B$6.12B-9.7111,791ELFe.l.f. Beauty3.8242 of 5 stars$125.04-1.0%$118.88-4.9%-36.6%$7.04B$1.31B64.79300Positive NewsPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare4.2417 of 5 stars$80.12-1.0%$93.33+16.5%+17.4%$3.96B$1.14B18.68540Positive NewsHLFHerbalife4.025 of 5 stars$8.65-0.9%$11.50+32.9%-12.7%$881.00M$4.99B3.168,600USNAUSANA Health Sciences3.6753 of 5 stars$30.81-1.0%$36.00+16.8%-27.8%$573.68M$854.50M16.931,700NUSNu Skin Enterprises3.4428 of 5 stars$8.09flat$6.88-15.0%-17.6%$399.73M$1.73B-10.113,100NATRNature's Sunshine Products2.0099 of 5 stars$14.54+0.3%$18.33+26.1%+1.0%$268.41M$454.36M27.43850Positive NewsMEDMedifast3.9955 of 5 stars$14.16+4.3%$16.50+16.5%-28.7%$155.62M$602.46M-21.78870News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Helen of Troy Competitors Interparfums Competitors Coty Competitors e.l.f. 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