At the time of writing, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [EL] stock is trading at $152.03, down -1.38%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The EL shares have gain 6.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE: EL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 28, 2024, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $170 for it. On February 06, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $155 on the stock. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $146 on January 02, 2024. DA Davidson reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $163 on November 29, 2023. HSBC Securities started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on November 28, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $180. In a note dated November 08, 2023, TD Cowen downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $126 to $120.
For the past year, the stock price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. fluctuated 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 $152.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 109.46% based on the average EL price forecast.
Analyzing the EL fundamentals
According to Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE:EL], the company’s sales were 15.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.20% plunge. 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 149.86 points at the first support level, and at 147.68 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 154.71, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 157.38.
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
It is important to note that Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. [NYSE:EL] has a current ratio of 1.36. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.96 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.6. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.61, the price to book ratio is 9.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 117.38.
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.
