The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service raised its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 8,267.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 403,817 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 398,991 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $42,288,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EL. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,709,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 33.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,000 after buying an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 24.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 898 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 23.2% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 55.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 13,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after buying an additional 4,826 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on EL. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. Citigroup upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, HSBC downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:EL opened at $89.10 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.86. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52 week low of $64.83 and a 52 week high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -127.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.