The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $101.60.

EL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. HSBC cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Barclays reduced their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 488,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,129,000 after purchasing an additional 50,346 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 52.4% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 7,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 2,650 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 48,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,044,000 after purchasing an additional 5,427 shares during the last quarter. Worthington Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth $389,000. Finally, AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth $1,002,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 2.5%

NYSE EL opened at $74.47 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $26.94 billion, a PE ratio of -148.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.26. Estee Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $51.97 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $91.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Estee Lauder Companies will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -280.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.