L'Oreal (LRLCY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

L’Oréal S.A. is a France-based beauty and personal care company whose shares trade in the United States under the symbol LRLCY. Founded in 1909 by chemist Eugène Schueller, the company has grown into a global provider of cosmetics, skincare, haircare, hair color, fragrances and professional beauty products. Its headquarters are in Clichy, France.

L’Oréal operates through four principal divisions: Professional Products, Consumer Products, L’Oréal Luxe and Dermatological Beauty. Its portfolio includes brands such as L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauty, Kiehl’s, Redken, La Roche-Posay, Vichy and CeraVe. The company sells products through mass-market retailers, department stores, specialty beauty stores, salons, pharmacies, e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels.

L’Oréal serves customers in more than 150 countries across Europe, North and Latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The company also invests in research and development, with activities focused on product innovation, dermatological skincare, cosmetics and beauty technology. Nicolas Hieronimus has served as chief executive officer since 2021, while Jean-Paul Agon is chairman of the board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $94.42 to $95.19
• 50-Day Range: $83.14 to $97.64
• 52-Week Range: $78.82 to $99.28
• Volume: 138,061 shs
• Average Volume: 212,191 shs
• Market Capitalization: $251.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: $100.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

L'Oreal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

L'Oreal scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

L'Oreal has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for L'Oreal is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

L'Oreal has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for L'Oreal are expected to grow by 10.22% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $3.45 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of L'Oreal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

L'Oreal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in L'Oreal has recently decreased by 45.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

L'Oreal does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

L'Oreal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

L'Oreal has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for L'Oreal this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added L'Oreal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, L'Oreal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.40% of the stock of L'Oreal is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:LRLCY
• Previous Symbol: OTC:LRLCY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.loreal.com
• Phone: (314) 756-7000
• Fax: 33-1-47-56-86-42
• Employees: 79,033
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for L'Oreal: $100.00
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.19
• P/E Growth: 3.23
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $49.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.06
• Cash Flow: $3.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.71
• Book Value: $14.84 per share
• Price / Book: 6.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,666,570,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $251.98 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87