Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] is -55.33% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] gained 0.83% on the last trading session, reaching $65.33 price per share at the time.

If compared to the average trading volume of 4.69M shares, EL reached a trading volume of 4734438 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

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Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for EL shares is $76.64 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on EL stock is a recommendation set at 2.72. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Telsey Advisory Group have made an estimate for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Market Perform, with their previous recommendation back on November 01, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan raised their target price from $113 to $74. The new note on the price target was released on November 01, 2024, representing the official price target for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $105 to $72, while Wells Fargo kept a Equal Weight rating on EL stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc is set at 3.02, with the Price to Sales ratio for EL stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.52. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.61, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.55. Price to Free Cash Flow for EL in the course of the last twelve months was 17.59 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.90.

Trading performance analysis for EL stock

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.93. With this latest performance, EL shares dropped by -25.41% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -50.04% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -46.65% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for EL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 31.16, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 34.57, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 31.27 for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 83.42, while it was recorded at 64.65 for the last single week of trading, and 113.10 for the last 200 days.

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.90 and a Current Ratio set at 1.32.

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc posted 0.88/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.56/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.32. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for EL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc go to 11.13%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL]

There are presently around $89.99%, or 90.39%% of EL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of EL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 21.33 million shares, which is approximately 5.9395%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 14.84 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.58 billion in EL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.03 billion in EL stock with ownership which is approximately 2.6907%.