Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for EL Q3 Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Estée Lauder Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. Estée Lauder Companies’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share.

EL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com lowered Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. HSBC downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Estée Lauder Companies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $105.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $98.57.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Up 4.3 %

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $72.97 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 stock has a market cap of $26.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 130.30, a PEG ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.05. Estée Lauder Companies has a 52 week low of $62.29 and a 52 week high of $159.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $97.63.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. PARK CIRCLE Co acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new position in Estée Lauder Companies in the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC increased its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 63.9% during the 2nd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estée Lauder Companies

In other news, Director Paul J. Fribourg purchased 77,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $64.01 per share, for a total transaction of $4,960,775.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 234,500 shares in the company, valued at $15,010,345. This trade represents a 49.36 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $20,045,982.88. The trade was a 3.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.92%. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is 471.43%.

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.