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The price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (NYSE: EL) closed at $127.37 in the last session, down -13.18% from day before closing price of $146.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.76 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.03.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at EL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 56.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on April 02, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $175 from $160 previously.
On March 28, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $170.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’24 when Hyman Jennifer bought 1,350 shares for $146.70 per share. The transaction valued at 198,045 led to the insider holds 2,350 shares of the business.
Stanley Deirdre sold 4,343 shares of EL for $638,421 on Feb 07 ’24. The EVP & General Counsel now owns 13,025 shares after completing the transaction at $147.00 per share. On Aug 23 ’23, another insider, LAUDER JANE, who serves as the Executive Vice President & CDO of the company, sold 12,661 shares for $152.75 each. As a result, the insider received 1,933,968 and left with 55,800 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EL now has a Market Capitalization of 45670297600 and an Enterprise Value of 59834634240. As of this moment, Estee’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 98.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.948 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.912.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EL is 1.07, which has changed by -0.3663184 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23568535 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $250.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $102.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.07%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EL traded on average about 2.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3479360 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 232.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.92M. Insiders hold about 35.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.35% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1713139200 were 4596018 with a Short Ratio of 1.76, compared to 1710460800 on 5894244. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4596018 and a Short% of Float of 1.9800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EL is 2.64, which was 2.64 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017994683The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.02. The current Payout Ratio is 92.56% for EL, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-02-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1709078400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (EL) is the result of assessments by 22.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.48 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.6 and a low estimate of $0.41, while EPS last year was $0.47. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.76, with high estimates of $0.81 and low estimates of $0.69.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.46 and $2.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.25. EPS for the following year is $4.3, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $5.57 and $2.8.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.09B. There is a high estimate of $4.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.99B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.94BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.8B and the low estimate is $16.45B.
