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In the latest session, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (NYSE: EL) closed at $86.04 down -1.34% from its previous closing price of $87.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.04.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.07.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on June 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $95.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Michael O’Hare bought 9,540 shares for $58.72 per share.
FRIBOURG PAUL J bought 45,500 shares of EL for $2,957,333 on Feb 07 ’25. The Director now owns 520,300 shares after completing the transaction at $65.00 per share. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, Shrivastava Akhil, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, bought 700 shares for $65.79 each. As a result, the insider paid 46,053 and bolstered with 2,381 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 30953062400 and an Enterprise Value of 35818958848. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.422 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.652.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EL is 1.17, which has changed by -0.13687646 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $103.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.80%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EL has traded an average of 4.03M shares per day and 3394100 over the past ten days. A total of 234.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.09M. Insiders hold about 35.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.15% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1749772800 were 10016015 with a Short Ratio of 3.56, compared to 1747267200 on 10285418. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10016015 and a Short% of Float of 4.3.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EL is 1.71, from 2.02 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023162482The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.46. The current Payout Ratio is 244.24% for EL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-01-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
