VCI Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

VCI Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 8,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $582,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Covenant Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $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 valued at $21,075,000 after purchasing an additional 23,717 shares during the last quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,619,000. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $19,438,000. Finally, Cacti Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 115.3% during the 4th quarter. Cacti Asset Management LLC now owns 110,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,755,000 after acquiring an additional 59,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the topic of several research reports. Barclays upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $80.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $29.10 billion, a P/E ratio of -114.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50 day moving average is $82.75 and its 200-day moving average is $93.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.22 and a 1-year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -200.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.