FY2025 Earnings Forecast for EL Issued By B. Riley

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now forecasts that the company will earn $1.33 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.57. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 17.31%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $81.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, HSBC cut shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of EL stock opened at $64.34 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $62.29 and a 12 month high of $159.54. The stock has a market cap of $23.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 114.89, a P/E/G ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 75,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $64.93 per share, for a total transaction of $4,902,215.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 310,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,128,300. The trade was a 32.20 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -71.79%.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.