Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of EL Q3 Earnings

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Estée Lauder Companies in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now anticipates that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.47. 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’ FY2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.46 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup cut shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $105.00 to $80.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Tuesday. B. Riley dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.1 %

NYSE EL opened at $73.24 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $74.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market cap of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of -37.56, a PEG ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.03. Estée Lauder Companies has a 12 month low of $62.29 and a 12 month high of $159.54.

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

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -71.79%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 43,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $66.35 per share, with a total value of $2,853,050.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 430,800 shares in the company, valued at $28,583,580. This trade represents a 11.09 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Akhil Shrivastava bought 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $65.79 per share, with a total value of $46,053.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% during the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the third quarter worth $31,000. Hedge funds and other 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.