Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Issues Earnings Results

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 16.91% and a net margin of 2.50%. The company had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Estée Lauder Companies updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.200-0.350 EPS and its Q2 guidance to $0.20-0.35 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

EL traded down $2.36 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $66.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,975,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,365,223. Estée Lauder Companies has a fifty-two week low of $63.36 and a fifty-two week high of $159.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.88 billion, a PE ratio of 119.64, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 250.00%.

Insider Activity at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total transaction of $315,963.41. Following the sale, the director now owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,578,114. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,437 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.93, for a total transaction of $315,963.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,578,114. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.61, for a total value of $364,142.90. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 15,209 shares in the company, valued at $1,423,714.49. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $105.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $114.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. B. Riley started coverage on Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.18.

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.