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Estee Lauder

68.69 USD
-0.98
1.41%
At close Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
70.18
+1.49
2.17%
1 day
-1.41%
5 days
3.92%
1 month
-7.01%
3 months
5.95%
6 months
-25.04%
Year to date
-7.15%
1 year
-51.85%
5 years
-68.05%
10 years
-16.01%
 

About: Estee Lauder is a leader in the global prestige beauty market, participating across skin care (51% of fiscal 2024 sales), makeup (29%), fragrance (16%), and hair care (4%) categories, with top-selling brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, M.A.C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, and Origins. The firm operates in more than 150 countries, generating 30% of revenue from the Americas, 39% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (including travel retail), and 31% from Asia-Pacific. Estee Lauder sells its products through department stores, travel retail, specialty multibrand beauty stores, brand-dedicated freestanding stores, e-commerce, salons/spas, and perfumeries.

Employees: 62,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 13 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 326 | Existing positions reduced: 341

4.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.83% [Q2] → 86.09% (-4.74%) [Q3]

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 970 [Q2] → 893 (-77) [Q3]

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.5B [Q2] → $19.9B (-$2.61B) [Q3]

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $1.22B

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 171

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q2] → 6 (-4) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$64
7%
downside
Avg. target
$80
17%
upside
High target
$100
46%
upside

13 analyst ratings

positive
23%
10 neutral
77%
negative
0%
Morgan Stanley
Dara Mohsenian
51% 1-year accuracy
19 / 37 met price target
18%upside
$81
Equal-Weight
Maintained
6 Feb 2025
Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
43% 1-year accuracy
39 / 90 met price target
7%downside
$64
Equal-Weight
Maintained
6 Feb 2025
DA Davidson
Linda Bolton Weiser
34% 1-year accuracy
38 / 112 met price target
18%upside
$81
Buy
Maintained
5 Feb 2025
Stifel
Mark Astrachan
38% 1-year accuracy
12 / 32 met price target
12%upside
$77
Hold
Maintained
5 Feb 2025
Canaccord Genuity
Susan Anderson
32% 1-year accuracy
11 / 34 met price target
2%upside
$70
Hold
Maintained
5 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 42 articles about EL published over the past 30 days

Neutral
The Motley Fool
2 days ago
Is Estée Lauder an Undervalued Stock Right Now?
Estée Lauder (EL 0.93%)is experiencing slower growth as the industry faces headwinds.
Is Estée Lauder an Undervalued Stock Right Now?
Positive
The Motley Fool
6 days ago
Why China-Exposed Stocks Alibaba, Estee Lauder, and Nike Rallied Today
Shares of Chinese stocks such as Alibaba (BABA 6.47%) and China-exposed stocks Estee Lauder (EL 5.74%) and Nike (NKE 2.93%) rallied on Monday, up 6.2%, 5.2%, and 2.9%, respectively, as of 2:20 p.m. ET.
Why China-Exposed Stocks Alibaba, Estee Lauder, and Nike Rallied Today
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Don't Overlook Estee Lauder (EL) International Revenue Trends While Assessing the Stock
Explore Estee Lauder's (EL) international revenue trends and how these numbers impact Wall Street's forecasts and what's ahead for the stock.
Don't Overlook Estee Lauder (EL) International Revenue Trends While Assessing the Stock
Negative
CNBC
1 week ago
Beauty stocks post major losses after a week of worrying results
Beauty stocks fell this week as E.l.f. Beauty and Estee Lauder issued disappointing guidance.
Beauty stocks post major losses after a week of worrying results
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Why Estee Lauder Plunged This Week
Shares of makeup conglomerate Estee Lauder (EL -2.55%) plunged 23% through Thursday trading this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Why Estee Lauder Plunged This Week
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Estee Lauder: Painful Quarter, But Shares Remain Sharply Undervalued
Estée Lauder's Q2 results were marred by a $773 million write-down on Tom Ford. Despite weak demand, Estée Lauder's gross margin improved, and the company beat on both the top- and bottom lines. This quarter wasn't great but didn't warrant a 20% sell-off either.
Estee Lauder: Painful Quarter, But Shares Remain Sharply Undervalued
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Estée Lauder Continues To Disappoint (Rating Downgrade)
Estée Lauder reported another quarter of weak sales and declining margins as its China and travel businesses struggle. These losses appear likely to continue next quarter given downbeat guidance, and it is unclear if its China business can turn around. With limited free cash flow, a 3-year restructuring, and 20+x valuation, EL stock is unattractive, even with a large family ownership.
Estée Lauder Continues To Disappoint (Rating Downgrade)
Positive
Forbes
1 week ago
What's Next For EL Stock?
Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) recently released its Q2 fiscal 2025 results (fiscal ends in June), with revenues and earnings exceeding the street estimates. It reported sales of $4.0 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.62 per share, compared to the consensus estimates of $4.0 billion and $0.32, respectively.
What's Next For EL Stock?
Negative
Forbes
1 week ago
Massive Job Cuts At Estée Lauder, Up To 11% Or 7,000 Employees, After Quarterly Sales Decline 6%
Estée Lauder will lay off between 5,800 and 7,000 employees – from 9% to 11% of its 62,000 workforce – after second-quarter sales plummeted 6% and operating income swung from a $574 million gain in the same period last year to a $580 million loss this, announced new CEO, Stéphane de La Faverie, in his first earnings report.
Massive Job Cuts At Estée Lauder, Up To 11% Or 7,000 Employees, After Quarterly Sales Decline 6%
Negative
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Estee Lauder shares sink on weak third quarter forecast
Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL, ETR:ELAA) fell almost 17% after the cosmetics company issued a weak forecast for the fiscal third quarter and announced plans to reduce its headcount. The company, whose brands include Too Faced, Mac Cosmetics, and Aveda, guided adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter to be between $0.20 and $0.30, significantly below analysts' expectations of around $0.62.
Estee Lauder shares sink on weak third quarter forecast
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