Estée Lauder Companies’ (EL) Market Perform Rating Reiterated at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their market perform rating on shares of Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $76.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Citigroup cut shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $105.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:EL opened at $64.34 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market cap of $23.10 billion, a PE ratio of 114.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $62.29 and a fifty-two week high of $159.54.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its 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 company had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Estée Lauder Companies will post 1.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -71.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 77,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $64.01 per share, with a total value of $4,960,775.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 234,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,010,345. The trade was a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

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

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.