Q3 Earnings Estimate for EL Issued By DA Davidson

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 6th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser expects that the company will post earnings of $0.35 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $81.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ FY2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $78.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Bank of America 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 note on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen cut their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of EL opened at $65.09 on Friday. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $62.29 and a fifty-two week high of $159.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $76.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.32. The company has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a PE ratio of 116.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The business had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.88 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estée Lauder Companies

In other news, CFO Akhil Shrivastava acquired 700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $65.79 per share, with a total value of $46,053.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,381 shares in the company, valued at $156,645.99. This represents a 41.64 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 77,500 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $64.01 per share, for a total transaction of $4,960,775.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 234,500 shares in the company, valued at $15,010,345. The trade was a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 196,700 shares of company stock valued at $12,762,093 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.15%. 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.