Valued at a market cap of $22 billion, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products. The New York-based company offers its products under various brands, including Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands.
This personal care company has considerably underperformed the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of EL have fallen 52.7% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has soared 9.2%. Moreover, on a YTD basis, the stock is down 18.3%, compared to SPX’s 3.7% loss.
