Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Grows Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 10.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 64,603 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,147 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $5,220,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200,537 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $297,734,000 after buying an additional 1,167,508 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,600.4% in the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,224,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,955,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152,669 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the first quarter worth approximately $35,607,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 133.5% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 781,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,570,000 after acquiring an additional 446,662 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued 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 stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.05.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $98.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $91.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.45. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $104.53. The company has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.49, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.16.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.41 billion during 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%. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -44.59%.

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.