Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] stock prices are down -0.15% to $68.83 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EL shares have gain 3.86% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 19.29%, and 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 May 02, 2025, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also revised its price target to $66 from $76. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on November 01, 2024, and dropped its price target to $76. On November 01, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $74 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $72 on October 31, 2024. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but $125 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 31, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 31, 2024, and downed its price target to $80. In a note dated October 16, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $100.
The stock price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] has been fluctuating between $48.37 and $124.92 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $60 within the next 12 months. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] shares were valued at $68.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.83% based on the average EL price forecast.
Analyzing the EL fundamentals
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL] reported sales of 14.74B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -9.73%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.74% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.04, Equity is -0.18 and Total Capital is -0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.16.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL]’s Current Ratio is 1.41. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.02, while the Cash Ratio is 0.53. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.68, the price to book ratio is 5.70.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Michael O’Hare, Officer, that happened on May 02 ’25 when 9540.0 shares were purchased. Director, FRIBOURG PAUL J completed a deal on Feb 07 ’25 to buy 45500.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CFO Shrivastava Akhil bought 700.0 shares on Feb 05 ’25.
