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 $0.18 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on June 23, 2025, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [EL] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $95. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of November 01, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for EL. Earlier on November 01, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for EL stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing EL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] rose 0.66% to $77.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.625, but it reached a high of $78.055 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.70%. Over the course of the year, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares have dropped approximately -31.88%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $86.32 on 01/27/25 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 76.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 74.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 78.53. The next price resistance is at 79.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.55 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 rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.34 million shares to 10.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 8.95 million shares. A jump of 13.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.67.
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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 -22.13% from the previous closing price of $77.05. 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 October 31, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $72.
