Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Estée Lauder Companies (EL)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) recently:

• 2/5/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $76.00 to $70.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $74.00 to $80.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $91.00 to $98.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $76.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $80.00 to $78.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $63.00 to $71.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $74.00 to $80.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $74.00 to $79.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $74.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Estée Lauder Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $89.00 to $91.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/27/2024 – Estée Lauder Companies is now covered by analysts at CICC Research. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/23/2024 – Estée Lauder Companies had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 5.6 %

Shares of EL stock traded down $3.92 on Wednesday, reaching $65.55. 4,621,640 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,931,127. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.53 billion, a PE ratio of 117.05, a P/E/G ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52 week low of $62.29 and a 52 week high of $159.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.52.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The firm had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.88 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.5 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 77,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $64.01 per share, with a total value of $4,960,775.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 234,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,010,345. The trade was a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 12.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% during the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.