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Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (NYSE: EL) closed the day trading at $66.45 down -0.20% from the previous closing price of $66.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.3 million shares were traded. EL stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.18.
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 9.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.
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:
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 Aug 27 ’24 when BARSHEFSKY CHARLENE sold 3,437 shares for $91.93 per share. The transaction valued at 315,963 led to the insider holds 49,800 shares of the business.
BARSHEFSKY CHARLENE bought 3,437 shares of EL for $315,958 on Aug 27 ’24. On Aug 23 ’24, another insider, FORESTER LYNN, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,890 shares for $93.61 each. As a result, the insider received 364,143 and left with 15,209 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 23900735488 and an Enterprise Value of 31514089472. As of this moment, Estee’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 118.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.04 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.926.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EL has reached a high of $159.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -43.33%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EL traded about 4.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EL traded about 6566550 shares per day. A total of 233.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 232.34M. Insiders hold about 35.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.45% stake in the company. Shares short for EL as of 1728950400 were 4489104 with a Short Ratio of 0.98, compared to 1726185600 on 5695746. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4489104 and a Short% of Float of 1.9299999.
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 0.039651547The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.21.
