A share price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [EL] is currently trading at $153.92, up 2.96%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The EL shares have gain 4.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.34%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 29, February 2024, The Estée Lauder Companies to Participate in the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Executive Group President, of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) will participate in the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference in New York on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on February 06, 2024, and elevated its price target to $155. On January 02, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $146 on the stock. DA Davidson reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $163 on November 29, 2023. HSBC Securities initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $180 as its price target on November 28, 2023. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Market Perform for this stock on November 08, 2023, and downed its price target to $120. In a note dated November 03, 2023, Berenberg downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $224 to $118.
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $102.22 and $260.46. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $318.44 within the next 12 months. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE: EL] shares were valued at $153.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 106.89% based on the average EL price forecast.
Analyzing the EL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE:EL] were 15.11B which represents -7.20% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.7% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.49.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 150.67 points at the first support level, and at 147.43 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 156.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 158.63.
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [EL] reported earnings per share of $0.88 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.55/share, meaning a difference of $0.33 and a surprise factor of 60.00%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.11 per share as compared to estimates of -$0.2 per share, a difference of $0.31 representing a surprise of 155.00%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE:EL] is 1.36. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.96, and the Cash Ratio is 0.6. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 9.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 118.84.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hyman Jennifer, Director, that happened on Feb 07 ’24 when 1350.0 shares were purchased. EVP & General Counsel, Stanley Deirdre completed a deal on Feb 07 ’24 to sell 4343.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President & CDO LAUDER JANE sold 12661.0 shares on Aug 23 ’23.
