Analysts Issue Forecasts for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:EL)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – DA Davidson boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 16th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.23 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.02. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $191.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.23 per share.

EL has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $160.00 to $175.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $146.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $150.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $168.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Up 4.9 %

NYSE:EL opened at $144.81 on Wednesday. Estée Lauder Companies has a one year low of $102.22 and a one year high of $260.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market cap of $51.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 111.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $146.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.07.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.33. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 9.78%. The company had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 0.3% in the first quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 63,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,841,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 11.9% in the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Iams Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the first quarter valued at about $215,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 1,094.5% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 146,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,606,000 after buying an additional 134,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 79.3% in the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,166,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,739,000 after buying an additional 515,849 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were issued a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is 203.08%.

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