Market Inference Overview -- EL Stock

By Emilio Sanchez • Wednesday, September 06 15:00 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Estee Lauder has moved -2.6% so far today on a volume of 1,068,908, compared to its average of 2,630,458. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

Estee Lauder trades -18.99% away from its average analyst target price of $193.73 per share. The 29 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $146.0 to $280.0, and on average have given Estee Lauder a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying EL should be aware of the facts below:

Estee Lauder's current price is 207.9% above its Graham number of $50.97, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Estee Lauder has moved -36.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.79, Estee Lauder has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
EL has a forward P/E ratio of 28.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.51 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.78 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Estee Lauder is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.05 compared to its sector average of 3.12
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide.
Based in New York, the company has 44,020 full time employees and a market cap of $56.14 Billion. Estee Lauder currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.6%.

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