Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares valued at $560,188 were purchased by Michael O’Hare on May 02 ’25. At $58.72 per share, Michael O’Hare acquired 9,540 shares.
Also, FRIBOURG PAUL J purchased 45,500 shares, netting a total of over 2,957,333 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $65.00 each, the insider now holds 520,300 shares.
Before that, Shrivastava Akhil had added 700 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $46,053, the EVP & CFO bought Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares for $65.79 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 700 shares, worth approximately $0.21 million.
Analysts at HSBC Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of June 23, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for EL. Earlier on May 02, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for EL stock.
Analyzing EL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] rose 0.35% to $86.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.7, but it reached a high of $87.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.24%. Over the course of the year, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $92.65 on 07/10/25 and a 52-week low of $48.37 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Estee Lauder Cos., Inc (EL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 84.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 82.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 87.96. The next price resistance is at 89.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Estee Lauder Cos., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.27 million shares to 10.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 10.29 million shares. A decline of -2.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.92.
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In terms of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, down nearly -30.31% from the previous closing price of $86.1. Analysts anticipate Estee Lauder Cos., Inc stock to reach 60 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Estee Lauder Cos., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 01, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $76.
