Tremblant Capital Group Sells 19,397 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Tremblant Capital Group lowered its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 29.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,605 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,397 shares during the quarter. Tremblant Capital Group’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $4,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after buying an additional 341,235 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,859,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,451,000 after acquiring an additional 69,959 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after acquiring an additional 914,594 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 46.4% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,112,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,634,000 after acquiring an additional 1,937,107 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,710,000 after purchasing an additional 892,631 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on EL shares. Citigroup raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Evercore boosted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $87.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.76 billion, a PE ratio of -175.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $108.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.57. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The company had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. On average, analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -280.00%.

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.