Candriam S.C.A. Grows Stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 225.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 301,032 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 208,628 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $21,605,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:EL traded up $0.63 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $82.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,483,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,136,614. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $83.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.89 billion, a P/E ratio of -118.02, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.27. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $99.37.

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.