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The price of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (NYSE: EL) closed at $54.39 in the last session, down -0.15% from day before closing price of $54.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.92 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.52.
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 7.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.15.
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 this company, Telsey Advisory Group on November 01, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $76 from $105 previously.
On November 01, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $113 to $74.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on October 31, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $105 to $72.
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 ’25 when FRIBOURG PAUL J bought 45,500 shares for $65.00 per share. The transaction valued at 2,957,333 led to the insider holds 520,300 shares of the business.
Shrivastava Akhil bought 700 shares of EL for $46,053 on Feb 05 ’25. The EVP & CFO now owns 2,381 shares after completing the transaction at $65.79 per share. On Feb 06 ’25, another insider, FRIBOURG PAUL J, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 44,000 shares for $65.26 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,871,468 and bolstered with 474,800 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 19593723904 and an Enterprise Value of 26361923584. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.737 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.319.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EL is 1.14, which has changed by -0.63491744 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $149.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.17%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, EL traded on average about 4.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5768800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 234.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.05M. Insiders hold about 35.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.94% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1743379200 were 8105956 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1740700800 on 9387432. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8105956 and a Short% of Float of 3.4799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for EL is 2.02, which was 2.33 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.042775836The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. The current Payout Ratio is 244.24% for EL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1740700800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
