Research Analysts Offer Predictions for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:EL)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.80 for the year. B. Riley has a "Neutral" rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies' FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 19th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $3.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 16.91% and a net margin of 2.50%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.07 EPS.

EL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Monday, August 19th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $131.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Raymond James cut Estée Lauder Companies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $121.57.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSE EL opened at $84.52 on Wednesday. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $82.39 and a 12 month high of $159.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $95.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $120.96. The stock has a market cap of $30.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.66 per share. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.12%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. Estée Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio is presently 148.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total transaction of $315,963.41. Following the sale, the director now owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,578,114. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total value of $315,963.41. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,578,114. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total value of $364,142.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,209 shares in the company, valued at $1,423,714.49. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 12.77% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EL. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 103.1% during the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 195 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. PARK CIRCLE Co bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company's stock.

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