Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.31 per share and revenue of $3.51 billion for the quarter. Estée Lauder Companies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.200-0.300 EPS and its Q3 guidance at $0.20 to $0.30 EPS.
Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.98 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Estée Lauder Companies to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Estée Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.5 %
EL stock traded up $0.29 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $59.43. 747,918 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,065,273. The company has a 50-day moving average of $63.60 and a 200-day moving average of $71.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.37. Estée Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $149.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.33 billion, a PE ratio of -30.56, a P/E/G ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.10.
Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio is -71.79%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
EL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $81.19.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CFO Akhil Shrivastava bought 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $65.79 per share, for a total transaction of $46,053.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 2,381 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $156,645.99. The trade was a 41.64 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 43,000 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $66.35 per share, with a total value of $2,853,050.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 430,800 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,583,580. This trade represents a 11.09 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
About Estée Lauder Companies
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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.
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