Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Raised to “Overweight” at Barclays

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) was upgraded by investment analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a $108.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $97.00. Barclays‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 15.48% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also commented on EL. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Citigroup raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $111.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.76.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of EL opened at $93.53 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. Estee Lauder Companies has a 12-month low of $66.22 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $94.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 190.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.27.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.55 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.21% and a return on equity of 23.52%. Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.09 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.100-3.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Estee Lauder Companies will post 3.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In other news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,775 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.82, for a total transaction of $373,045.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 50,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,954.22. The trade was a 6.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Fribourg sold 58,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.17, for a total transaction of $5,693,860.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 417,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,966,341. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 75,105 shares of company stock worth $7,423,185. Company insiders own 11.54% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estee Lauder Companies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 12.3% during the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 3,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $369,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Cacti Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 75.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cacti Asset Management LLC now owns 230,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,750,000 after purchasing an additional 99,142 shares during the period. Parrish Capital LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 25.1% during the 3rd quarter. Parrish Capital LLC now owns 7,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $692,000 after buying an additional 1,495 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Estee Lauder Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs maintained its Buy rating on Estée Lauder, reinforcing bullish analyst sentiment toward the company’s recovery prospects. Goldman Sachs maintains Buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays upgraded Estée Lauder to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised its price target to $108 from $97, indicating greater confidence in the company’s potential recovery and offering meaningful implied upside. Estée Lauder upgraded at Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Estée Lauder was included among consumer-staples companies receiving strong growth grades, highlighting improving expectations for its revenue trajectory. Consumer staples stocks with strong growth grades
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street analysts continue to rate the stock Hold overall, suggesting the recovery story has not yet produced broad conviction among investors. Estée Lauder stock rated Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target to $95 from $104 and maintained an Equal Weight rating, leaving limited implied upside and signaling caution about near-term performance. Wells Fargo lowers Estée Lauder price target
• Negative Sentiment: Although quarterly revenue grew 6.3%, profitability remains weak: the company retained only $182 million from $15.05 billion in billings. Persistent margin pressure could undermine the recovery and remains a key risk for the stock. Estée Lauder revenue and margin analysis

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global beauty company that develops, markets and sells prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone London, Aveda, The Ordinary and Tom Ford Beauty.

The company’s products are distributed through department stores, specialty retailers, freestanding stores, e-commerce platforms, travel retail outlets and other channels. Estée Lauder serves consumers in numerous markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Estée Lauder was founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband, Joseph Lauder, beginning with a small collection of skincare products.