Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for EL Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Estée Lauder Companies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. The company had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. Estée Lauder Companies’s revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $81.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $71.00 to $64.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $73.00 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $74.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.57. Estée Lauder Companies has a 1-year low of $62.29 and a 1-year high of $159.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew 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 valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 43,000 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $66.35 per share, for a total transaction of $2,853,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 430,800 shares in the company, valued at $28,583,580. The trade was a 11.09 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Akhil Shrivastava acquired 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $65.79 per share, for a total transaction of $46,053.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,381 shares in the company, valued at approximately $156,645.99. This represents a 41.64 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -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.