Analysts Set The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Target Price at $101.00

Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $101.00.

A number of analysts have commented on EL shares. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. HSBC cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $82.16 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.76. The stock has a market cap of $29.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -117.38, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.22. Estee Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $62.03 and a 52 week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Estee Lauder Companies will post 2.4 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -200.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 8.9% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 76,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,498,000 after acquiring an additional 6,238 shares during the period. NewEdge Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 352.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 13,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 10,302 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 305.7% in the first quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $894,000 after acquiring an additional 9,387 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the first quarter worth about $637,000. Finally, Andra AP fonden boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 418.4% in the first quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 217,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,626,000 after acquiring an additional 175,730 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

About Estee Lauder Companies

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.