Estee Lauder and Puig Terminate Merger Talks
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3 days ago
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- Merger Talks Terminated: Estee Lauder and Puig have officially ended their merger discussions, closing the door on the potential creation of the world's largest premium beauty company, which would have significantly altered their competitive strategies.
- Lost Brand Integration Opportunity: The merger, if successful, would have allowed Estee Lauder to integrate brands like Tom Ford and Carolina Herrera with Puig's fragrance lines, enhancing market competitiveness, but this opportunity has now been lost.
- Market Dependency Risks: Estee Lauder aimed to reduce its reliance on the pressured U.S. and Chinese markets through this merger, while Puig generates over 70% of its revenue from fragrances, indicating that the merger could have diversified both companies' market presence.
- CEO's Contradictory Statements: Despite the Estee Lauder CEO's comments last week indicating ongoing negotiations, the failure to reach an agreement highlights the complexities and challenges of consolidation in the premium beauty sector.
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Analyst Views on EL
Wall Street analysts forecast EL stock price to rise
18 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
9 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 78.910
Low
70.00
Averages
106.76
High
130.00
Current: 78.910
Low
70.00
Averages
106.76
High
130.00
About EL
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and seller of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Its products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under a number of brand names, including Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M.A.C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, GLAMGLOW, Kilian Paris, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. It is a licensee for fragrances, cosmetics and/or related products for AERIN, BALMAIN, and Dr. Andrew Weil. Its skin care products include moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, exfoliators, facial masks, body care, sun care products and others. Its makeup products include foundations, powders, concealers and setting sprays, lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses, and mascaras, eyeshadows and eyeliners.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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