The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares valued at $1,683,739 were sold by LAUDER JANE on Nov 26 ’25. At $94.38 per share, LAUDER JANE sold 17,840 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 58,763 shares worth approximately $6.93 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, La Lande Rashida sold 1,604 shares, netting a total of over 151,498 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $94.45 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, JANE LAUDER had added 17,840 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,683,707, the Director bought Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares for $94.38 each.
Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”a Strong buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of November 25, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “Sell” for EL. Earlier on November 11, 2025, Argus upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for EL stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing EL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc [NYSE: EL] rose 2.98% to $117.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $114.52, but it reached a high of $118.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.17%. Over the course of the year, Estee Lauder Cos., Inc shares have jumped approximately 51.39%.
Is Estee Lauder Cos., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.8 million shares to 9.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 9.01 million shares. A jump of 8.13% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.87.
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In terms of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 112 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.15% from the previous closing price of $114.46. Analysts anticipate Estee Lauder Cos., Inc stock to reach 130 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Estee Lauder Cos., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 31, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $105.
