Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Sells The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Shares

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL). In a filing disclosed on May 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Estée Lauder Companies stock on April 29th.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 4/14/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 4/14/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 4/14/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 4/3/2025.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $64.03 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $139.34. The firm has a market cap of $22.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.84, a PEG ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.51 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 4.61% and a positive return on equity of 16.82%. The company’s revenue was down 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. Estée Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -57.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Estée Lauder Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harrell Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 52.1% during the fourth quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,524 shares in the last quarter. Washington Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $352,000. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 91,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,838,000 after purchasing an additional 4,690 shares in the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,129,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 47.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 target price (down from $92.00) on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.20.

About Senator Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

Whitehouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Estée Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.