Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Given New $70.00 Price Target at B. Riley

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its price target decreased by B. Riley from $95.00 to $70.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. B. Riley currently has a neutral rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EL. Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $125.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Hsbc Global Res cut Estée Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $180.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $114.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.90.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $66.31 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $104.59. The company has a market cap of $23.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.41, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.05. Estée Lauder Companies has a one year low of $62.88 and a one year high of $159.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. Estée Lauder Companies’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 EPS. Research analysts predict that Estée Lauder Companies will post 2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is 471.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total transaction of $364,142.90. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 15,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,423,714.49. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $315,963.41. Following the sale, the director now owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,578,114. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total value of $364,142.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,423,714.49. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,296 shares of company stock valued at $1,423,366 in the last 90 days. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 28.5% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 53,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,310,000 after acquiring an additional 11,966 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 27.5% in the first quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 26,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,092,000 after buying an additional 5,723 shares in the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. boosted its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the first quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 3,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 3,262.5% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 9258 Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 9.0% during the first quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.