Koss Olinger Consulting LLC Sells 5,684 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC cut its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 23.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,714 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,684 shares during the quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $1,960,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of EL. Covenant Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,634,000. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 201,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,075,000 after purchasing an additional 23,717 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 539.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 229,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,245,000 after purchasing an additional 193,833 shares during the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 55.8% during the 3rd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 26,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 9,559 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 44.5% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 37,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,261,000 after purchasing an additional 11,398 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $89.10 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion, a PE ratio of -127.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $78.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.82. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.83 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.