Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for EL Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now forecasts that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share.

EL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $81.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $180.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.57.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Up 4.6 %

NYSE EL opened at $69.93 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $82.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.32. The company has a market cap of $25.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.88, a P/E/G ratio of 4.04 and a beta of 1.05. Estée Lauder Companies has a one year low of $62.29 and a one year high of $159.75.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its 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 business 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%. The business’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Estée Lauder Companies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 6.3% in the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 2.1% during the second quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 7,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $756,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 30.9% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN increased its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 22.3% in the second quarter. Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, City Holding Co. raised its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 2.1% in the second quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 7,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $846,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $743,259.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 295,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,045,982.88. The trade was a 3.58 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $315,963.41. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at $4,578,114. This represents a 6.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 471.43%.

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.