B. Riley Expects Weaker Earnings for Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.57. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

EL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America reduced 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. increased their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.4 %

EL opened at $64.34 on Thursday. 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’s fifty day moving average is $77.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.39. The company has a market capitalization of $23.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 114.89, a PEG ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $62.29 and a 52 week high of $159.54.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The business had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -71.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estée Lauder Companies

In other news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 77,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $64.01 per share, for a total transaction of $4,960,775.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 234,500 shares in the company, valued at $15,010,345. This trade represents a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 12.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Estée Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% during the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.