Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$82.65 +0.17 (+0.21%)

As of 02:32 PM Eastern

Estée Lauder Companies - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
19

Buy
4

Based on 23 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 23 analysts, 19 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for EL.

Consensus Price Target

$93.68
13.34% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Estée Lauder Companies, the average price target is $93.68. 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 13.34% from the current price of $82.65.

Get the Latest News and Ratings for EL and Related Stocks

Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Estée Lauder Companies and its competitors.

EL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 1/28/24 to 1/27/25	1 Month Ago 12/29/23 to 12/28/24	3 Months Ago 10/30/23 to 10/29/24	1 Year Ago 1/28/23 to 1/28/24
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)	4 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	19 Hold rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$93.68	$97.82	$116.91	$176.63
Forecasted Upside	13.34% Upside	31.09% Upside	31.68% Upside	35.04% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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	2.17	2.50	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	13.36% Upside	42.87% Upside	11.77% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent EL News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Rating

Upside/Downside

Action

Time Frame

Start Date

End Date

Show

Export to Excel

Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
1/22/2025	DA Davidson 3 of 5 stars	Linda Bolton Weiser Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$81.00 ➝ $81.00	+2.68%
1/22/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 3 of 5 stars	Steve Powers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$80.00 ➝ $78.00	-1.12%
1/17/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Lauren Lieberman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$63.00 ➝ $71.00	-8.40%
1/16/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Grom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$74.00 ➝ $80.00	+2.82%
1/16/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrea Teixeira Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$74.00 ➝ $79.00	+5.94%
1/7/2025	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	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$72.00 ➝ $74.00	-1.88%
1/6/2025	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	$89.00 ➝ $91.00	+22.71%
12/27/2024	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$82.00	+10.29%
11/4/2024	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $70.00	+4.37%
11/1/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$100.00 ➝ $85.00	+26.87%
Get the Latest News and Ratings for EL and Related Stocks Enter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Estée Lauder Companies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
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%
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%
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%
10/16/2024	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%
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
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%

Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Monday at 02:33 PM ET.

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 Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 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 current stock price is approximately $67.76, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the beauty sector.
The company has a strong brand portfolio, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, which can drive consistent revenue growth.
Recent analyst ratings indicate a consensus target price of $93.55, suggesting potential upside for investors based on current market conditions.
Insider ownership stands at 12.78%, which can be a positive indicator of management's confidence in the company's future performance.
The company has a history of paying dividends, with an annualized dividend of $1.40 and a yield of 1.80%, providing income to investors.

Estée Lauder Companies
Bear Case

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

The payout ratio is extremely high at 250.00%, indicating that the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns, which could be unsustainable in the long term.
Recent analyst reports have downgraded the stock, with price targets being lowered from $100.00 to $75.00, reflecting a bearish sentiment in the market.
There has been a significant decrease in insider holdings, with the CEO selling shares, which may raise concerns about the company's future prospects.
Institutional investors have been modifying their holdings, with some purchasing new stakes while others may be reducing their positions, indicating mixed confidence in the stock.
The overall market for beauty products can be volatile, influenced by changing consumer preferences and economic conditions, which may impact the company's performance.

EL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Estée Lauder Companies is $93.68, with a high forecast of $175.00 and a low forecast of $70.00.
: 23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Estée Lauder Companies in the last year. There are currently 19 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 13.34% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Estée Lauder Companies's stock had 4 downgrades by analysts.
: Estée Lauder Companies has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, Bank of America, Barclays, Canaccord Genuity Group, CICC Research, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, 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 2.17 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how EL compares to other companies.

Stock Forecasts and Research Tools

Related Companies

Today's Ratings

Top Rated Stocks

More Ratings Tools

This page (NYSE:EL) was last updated on 1/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

From Our Partners

Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free

Start Your 30-Day Trial

In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies.
Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more.
Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter.

Sign In
Create Account

Your Email Address:

Your Password:

Forgot your password?

Your Email Address:

Choose a Password:

By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Forecast & Price Target