B. Riley Has Negative Outlook of EL FY2025 Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – B. Riley reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.57. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $76.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.55.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $65.79 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $23.62 billion, a PE ratio of 117.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $62.29 and a 52-week high of $159.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The company had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 250.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg acquired 77,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $64.01 per share, for a total transaction of $4,960,775.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 234,500 shares in the company, valued at $15,010,345. This represents a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Peterson Wealth Services lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 1,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 476 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 47.4% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 479 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

About Estée Lauder Companies

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.