Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (NYSE: EL) closed the day trading at $148.55 up 2.15% from the previous closing price of $145.43. In other words, the price has increased by $+3.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1348897 shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $148.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.88.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 66.07. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 53.25B and an Enterprise Value of 59.51B. As of this moment, Estee’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 114.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 35.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.93 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.68.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $260.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $102.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 145.83, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 148.59.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EL traded about 2.79M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EL traded about 2.32M shares per day. A total of 232.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.93M. Insiders hold about 35.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.80% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of Mar 28, 2024 were 5.23M with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 5.38M on Feb 29, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.46% and a Short% of Float of 2.26%.
Dividends & Splits
EL’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.64, up from 2.64 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.82%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.78%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.01. The current Payout Ratio is 92.56% for EL, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 15, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 28, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jan 23, 2012 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 21 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.47 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.6 and a low estimate of $0.4, while EPS last year was $0.47. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.77, with high estimates of $0.86 and low estimates of $0.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.46 and $2.14 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.25. EPS for the following year is $4.26, with 25 analysts recommending between $5.57 and $2.8.
Revenue Estimates
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 $15.64B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.94B, down -0.70% from the average estimate. Based on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.8B and the low estimate is $16.48B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 8.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
