Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$64.26 +1.40 (+2.23%)

(As of 12:15 PM ET)

Estée Lauder Companies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
18

Buy
4

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Estée Lauder Companies in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 22 analysts, 18 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for EL.

Consensus Price Target

$100.90
57.03% Upside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Estée Lauder Companies, the average price target is $100.90. The highest price target for EL is $175.00, while the lowest price target for EL is $70.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 57.03% from the current price of $64.26.

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EL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/15/23 to 11/14/24	1 Month Ago 10/16/23 to 10/15/24	3 Months Ago 8/17/23 to 8/16/24	1 Year Ago 11/15/22 to 11/15/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	18 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$100.90	$121.00	$143.91	$178.48
Forecasted Upside	57.03% Upside	32.34% Upside	51.54% Upside	41.57% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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EL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

EL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Estée Lauder Companies	Consumer Staples Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.18	2.47	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold
Predicted Upside	60.52% Upside	236.60% Upside	8.04% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent EL News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/4/2024	B. Riley 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $70.00	+4.37%
11/4/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$98.00 ➝ $75.00	+10.60%
11/1/2024	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$100.00 ➝ $85.00	+26.87%
11/1/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Modi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$131.00 ➝ $100.00	+49.25%
11/1/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$95.00 ➝ $70.00	+4.48%
11/1/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$100.00 ➝ $75.00	+11.94%
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11/1/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$100.00 ➝ $75.00	+11.76%
11/1/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$100.00 ➝ $75.00	+9.09%
11/1/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$113.00 ➝ $74.00	+7.36%
10/31/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Carey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$105.00 ➝ $72.00	+3.87%
10/31/2024	Telsey Advisory Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$105.00 ➝ $105.00	+55.56%
10/31/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	F. Falorni Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$105.00 ➝ $80.00	-8.20%
10/31/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$125.00	+43.43%
10/29/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$130.00 ➝ $130.00	+46.51%
10/16/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	E. Rambourg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/16/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$100.00	+9.37%
9/30/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Wolfmeyer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$114.00 ➝ $122.00	+20.33%
8/20/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Grom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $104.00	+12.01%
8/20/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $130.00	+40.01%
7/22/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	O. Tong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Market Perform
7/19/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$136.00 ➝ $117.00	+20.53%
5/1/2024	Bernstein Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$155.00 ➝ $160.00	+26.86%
4/15/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
11/3/2023	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$224.00 ➝ $118.00	+3.13%
9/15/2023	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $150.00	-2.75%
8/24/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$230.00 ➝ $160.00	+4.67%
7/27/2023	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$270.00 ➝ $190.00	+6.70%
5/12/2023	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
5/9/2023	22nd Century Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
3/14/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Oliver Chen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$280.00	+16.19%
3/8/2023	Societe Generale Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$294.00	+19.78%
2/6/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$215.00 ➝ $305.00	+13.16%
12/15/2022	Redburn Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Sell	$210.00	-15.74%

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Should I Buy Estée Lauder Companies Stock? EL Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Estée Lauder Companies pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Estée Lauder Companies
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.:

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. stock price has shown resilience, trading at $91.98 on October 1st, 2024, rebounding from a recent low.
The company has a strong market capitalization of $32.98 billion, indicating stability and potential for growth.
Insider trading activity, with directors like Charlene Barshefsky and Lynn Forester selling shares, can sometimes indicate confidence in the company's future performance.
Positive analyst ratings and price targets from firms like Evercore ISI and Royal Bank of Canada suggest a favorable outlook for the company.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a diverse portfolio of beauty and skincare products, catering to a wide range of consumer preferences and trends.

Estée Lauder Companies
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. for these reasons:

Recent price target reductions by analysts like Barclays and Stifel Nicolaus may indicate concerns about the company's future performance.
The company's stock has experienced a decline, trading at $85.01 on October 4th, 2024, potentially signaling short-term challenges.
Downgrades from firms like Bank of America and Citigroup from 'buy' to 'neutral' ratings could suggest a shift in market sentiment towards the company.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. faces competition from other beauty and skincare brands, which could impact its market share and profitability.
Volatility in the stock price, with fluctuations in trading volume, may pose risks for investors seeking stable returns.

EL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Estée Lauder Companies is $100.90, with a high forecast of $175.00 and a low forecast of $70.00.
: 22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Estée Lauder Companies in the last twelve months. There are currently 18 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" EL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Estée Lauder Companies's stock has a predicted upside of 57.03% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Estée Lauder Companies's stock had 7 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Estée Lauder Companies has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, Bank of America, Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Hsbc Global Res, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, Telsey Advisory Group, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Estée Lauder Companies less than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating score for Estée Lauder Companies is 2.18 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.47. Learn more on how EL compares to other companies.

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Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target