Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for EL Earnings

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

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on EL. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $105.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $113.00 to $74.00 in a research report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Citigroup lowered shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.57.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $73.18 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.32. Estée Lauder Companies has a twelve month low of $62.29 and a twelve month high of $159.75. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $82.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.22. The firm has a market cap of $26.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 130.68, a PEG ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.05.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EL. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the third quarter worth about $31,000. PARK CIRCLE Co bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth about $32,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 63.9% in the second quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 431 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $743,259.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 295,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,045,982.88. This represents a 3.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul J. Fribourg acquired 75,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $64.93 per share, with a total value of $4,902,215.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 310,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,128,300. This trade represents a 32.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid 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 1.91%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 250.00%.

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.