At the time of writing, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] stock is trading at $72.19, up 5.10%. 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 5.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.53%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 01, 2024, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also revised its price target to $76 from $105. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on November 01, 2024, and dropped its price target to $74. On October 31, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $72 on the stock. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $125 on October 31, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $80 on October 31, 2024. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 16, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $100. In a note dated September 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $95 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc fluctuated between $62.29 and $159.54. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $109.63 within the next 12 months. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] shares were valued at $72.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 51.86% based on the average EL price forecast.
Analyzing the EL fundamentals
According to Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL], the company’s sales were 15.12B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -6.49% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.73% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.04, Equity is -0.14 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.25.
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 70.17 points at the first support level, and at 68.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 73.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 74.30.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL] has a current ratio of 1.37. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.97 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.72, the price to book ratio is 6.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FRIBOURG PAUL J, Director, that happened on Feb 07 ’25 when 45500.0 shares were purchased. EVP & CFO, Shrivastava Akhil completed a deal on Feb 05 ’25 to buy 700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director FRIBOURG PAUL J bought 44000.0 shares on Feb 06 ’25.
