Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.750-2.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $15.5 billion-$15.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $16.6 billion. Estée Lauder Companies also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.78-2.98 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $92.85 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $102.67 and a 200-day moving average of $127.28. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $86.05 and a 12 month high of $165.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.29 billion, a PE ratio of 52.16, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.99.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 19th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $3.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The company’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.07 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Estée Lauder Companies will post 2.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on EL. StockNews.com upgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $163.00 to $130.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $141.00 to $108.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $175.00 to $135.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Bernstein Bank increased their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $140.23.

Insider Transactions at Estée Lauder Companies

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, insider Peter Jueptner sold 12,786 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.62, for a total transaction of $1,670,107.32. Following the sale, the insider now owns 5,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $728,598.36. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Jane Lauder sold 14,976 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.26, for a total transaction of $1,815,989.76. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,958,990.14. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Peter Jueptner sold 12,786 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.62, for a total transaction of $1,670,107.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 5,578 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $728,598.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 12.77% of the company’s stock.

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, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.