TD Asset Management Inc Has $6.86 Million Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

TD Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 84,899 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,166 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $6,860,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EL. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 41.0% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 7,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $519,000 after acquiring an additional 1,110 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 27,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,808,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

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

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $100.72 on Monday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $100.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $89.90 and its 200-day moving average is $78.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.08, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.16.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -44.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on EL. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $91.30.

Estee 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.