B. Riley Cuts Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Price Target to $70.00

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) had its target price lowered by B. Riley from $95.00 to $70.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, 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.

EL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $136.00 to $117.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 19th. StockNews.com lowered Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $105.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estée Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.90.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $63.28 on Monday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 113.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.05. Estée Lauder Companies has a one year low of $62.88 and a one year high of $159.75. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $88.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.59.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Estée Lauder Companies will post 2.95 EPS for the current year.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $743,259.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 295,838 shares in the company, valued at $20,045,982.88. This 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 through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total transaction of $364,142.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,423,714.49. This 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 accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $743,259.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 295,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,045,982.88. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 18,296 shares of company stock valued at $1,423,366. Company insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EL. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies in the first quarter worth about $35,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 163.0% in the first quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 3,262.5% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, PARK CIRCLE Co acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

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.