B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for EL Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report issued on Sunday, November 3rd. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.99. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.95 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The company had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. Estée Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was down 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on EL. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $114.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.90.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of EL stock opened at $63.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $22.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 113.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.05. Estée Lauder Companies has a 1 year low of $62.88 and a 1 year high of $159.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $104.59.

Institutional Trading of Estée Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Armistice Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 111.8% in the 2nd quarter. Armistice Capital LLC now owns 182,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,398,000 after acquiring an additional 96,239 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 3,065.6% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,983,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000,000 after purchasing an additional 1,920,439 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $6,043,000. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth approximately $558,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 1.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 367,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,608,000 after buying an additional 5,915 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 15,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,423,714.49. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,578,114. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,423,714.49. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,296 shares of company stock valued at $1,423,366 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 250.00%.

About Estée Lauder Companies

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.