784 Shares in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Bought by Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH

Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EL. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.4% during the second quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 28,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,329,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 3,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 24,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $276,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EL shares. Bank of America started coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $99.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.30.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $87.77 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.95, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.16. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $97.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The business’s revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.