Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T (EL) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $89.68 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5.
Estée Lauder is a global manufacturer, marketer and seller of prestige beauty products across skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care under 20+ brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer and TOM FORD, sold in approximately 150 countries. Revenue is generated... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $89.68 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Score 4.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 67d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and 8k serious 2.05. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-13Recent Developments — Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T
Latest news
- NEWS TD Cowen Maintains Hold Rating on Estée Lauder (EL) - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey neutral
- NEWS TD Cowen Maintains Hold Rating on Estée Lauder (EL) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Covenant Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 34,703 The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS EL Q3 Earnings on the Horizon: Essential Insights for Investors - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
- NEWS Estee Lauder (EL) Moves Forward with Financing for Puig Acquisition - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-01Item 2.05MEDIUMEstée Lauder updated its Profit Recovery and Growth Plan (PRGP) restructuring program, expanded in February 2025 to include reorganization/rightsizing, process simplification, outsourcing and go-to-market footprint evolution. Cumulative charges updated; full expected amounts not re-quantified in this amendment.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $89.68 — A.R:R is negative (-0.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Prior stop was $83.44. Score 4.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $90.15 (+0.5% upside). Prior stop was $83.44. Stop-loss: $83.44.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 28.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
34 analysts cover EL with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $95.
What does Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T do?Estée Lauder is a global manufacturer, marketer and seller of prestige beauty products across skin care, makeup,...
Estée Lauder is a global manufacturer, marketer and seller of prestige beauty products across skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care under 20+ brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer and TOM FORD, sold in approximately 150 countries. Revenue is generated through wholesale channels and ~1,600 freestanding stores; the largest client provides approximately 3% of total revenue, reflecting broad diversification.