Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. It offers its products under the Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and duty-free locations. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.97 to $75.55
• 50-Day Range: $62.76 to $94.48
• 52-Week Range: $62.29 to $159.75
• Volume: 7.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 132.79
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: $98.57
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Estée Lauder Companies scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 148 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Estée Lauder Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Estée Lauder Companies has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 73.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Estée Lauder Companies are expected to grow by 73.97% in the coming year, from $1.46 to $2.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Estée Lauder Companies is 132.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Estée Lauder Companies is 132.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Estée Lauder Companies has a PEG Ratio of 5.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Estée Lauder Companies has a P/B Ratio of 5.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the outstanding shares of Estée Lauder Companies have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Estée Lauder Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Estée Lauder Companies has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Estée Lauder Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Estée Lauder Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Estée Lauder Companies is 250.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Estée Lauder Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.12% next year. This indicates that Estée Lauder Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the outstanding shares of Estée Lauder Companies have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Estée Lauder Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Estée Lauder Companies has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Estée Lauder Companies has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Estée Lauder Companies this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 31 people have searched for EL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 15 people have added Estée Lauder Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Estée Lauder Companies insiders have bought 1,226.99% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,862,990.00 in company stock and sold $743,259.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.78% of the stock of Estée Lauder Companies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.15% of the stock of Estée Lauder Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EL shares performed this year?

Estée Lauder Companies' stock was trading at $146.25 at the start of the year. Since then, EL shares have decreased by 49.2% and is now trading at $74.36.
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How were Estée Lauder Companies' earnings last quarter?

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Estée Lauder Companies have any subsidiaries?

Estée Lauder Companies subsidiaries include these companies: Deciem, Have & Be Co Ltd, Too Faced Cosmetics, BECCA, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW INC, Le Labo, and more.

Who are Estée Lauder Companies' major shareholders?

Estée Lauder Companies' top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.95%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.59%), FMR LLC (1.52%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul J Fribourg, Fabrizio Freda, Jane Lauder, Charlene Barshefsky, Tracey Thomas Travis, Barry S Sternlicht, Lynn Forester, Hudis Jane Hertzmark, Wei Sun Christianson, Peter Jueptner, Carl P Haney, Jennifer Hyman, Michael O'hare and John Demsey.
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How do I buy shares of Estée Lauder Companies?

Shares of EL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Estée Lauder Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Estée Lauder Companies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), American Water Works (AWK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/16 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/16/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Toilet preparations
• Sub-Industry: Personal Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EL
• CUSIP: 51843910
• CIK: 1001250
• Web: www.elcompanies.com
• Phone: (212) 572-4200
• Fax: 212-893-7782
• Employees: 62,000
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $98.57
• High Stock Price Target: $175.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 132.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 50.93
• P/E Growth: 5.33
• Net Income: $390 million
• Net Margins: 1.31%
• Pretax Margin: 3.53%
• Return on Equity: 17.31%
• Return on Assets: 4.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.44
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.73
• Cash Flow: $4.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.55
• Book Value: $14.81 per share
• Price / Book: 5.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 358,978,000
• Free Float: 313,101,000
• Market Cap: $26.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05