Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.750-2.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $15.5 billion-$15.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $16.6 billion. Estée Lauder Companies also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.78-2.98 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on EL. Raymond James downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a strong-buy rating to a market perform rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating and set a $131.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $132.00 to $108.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Bernstein Bank raised their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $136.00 to $117.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 19th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $140.23.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Down 0.2 %

EL opened at $94.97 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $127.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.99. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $86.05 and a 12 month high of $165.76.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Peter Jueptner sold 12,786 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.62, for a total value of $1,670,107.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 5,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $728,598.36. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, EVP Jane Lauder sold 14,976 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.26, for a total transaction of $1,815,989.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,958,990.14. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Peter Jueptner sold 12,786 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.62, for a total value of $1,670,107.32. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $728,598.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 12.77% of the company’s stock.

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, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.