Telsey Advisory Group Has Weak Forecast for EL Q3 Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.56. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $76.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $81.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of EL opened at $65.09 on Friday. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52-week low of $62.29 and a 52-week high of $159.54. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $76.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.26. The company has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a PE ratio of 116.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03.

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 return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 250.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 75,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $64.93 per share, with a total value of $4,902,215.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 310,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,128,300. The trade was a 32.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Akhil Shrivastava purchased 700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $65.79 per share, with a total value of $46,053.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $156,645.99. This represents a 41.64 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 196,700 shares of company stock worth $12,762,093. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of EL. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 24.5% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,304,000 after purchasing an additional 6,102 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank increased its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 6.9% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 47,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,732,000 after buying an additional 3,065 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 28.7% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after buying an additional 1,099 shares during the last quarter. BSN CAPITAL PARTNERS Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the third quarter worth approximately $14,589,000. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 294.1% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.