At the time of writing, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] stock is trading at $88.0, down -0.19%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The EL shares have gain 1.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.08%, 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 August 14, 2025, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also boosted its price target to $99 from $66. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on July 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $101. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but $95 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 23, 2025. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Market Perform rating for this stock on May 02, 2025, and downed its price target to $66. In a note dated November 01, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $105 to $76.
For the past year, the stock price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc fluctuated between $48.37 and $103.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $72.5 within the next 12 months. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] shares were valued at $88.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -17.61% based on the average EL price forecast.
Analyzing the EL fundamentals
According to Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL], the company’s sales were 14.29B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -11.67% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.74% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.06, Equity is -0.26 and Total Capital is -0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.44.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE:EL] has a current ratio of 1.30. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.92, while the Cash Ratio is 0.54. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.22, the price to book ratio is 8.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FORESTER LYNN, Director, that happened on Aug 29 ’25 when 3702.0 shares were sold. Director, LYNN FORESTER completed a deal on Aug 29 ’25 to buy 3702.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive VP & General Counsel La Lande Rashida sold 6417.0 shares on Aug 28 ’25.
