Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co Purchases 7,500 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 25.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,500 shares during the quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $3,927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at $39,000. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.0%

EL opened at $89.10 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $32.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -127.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $78.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.82. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $64.83 and a one year high of $121.64. 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 earnings results 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 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on EL shares. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.63.

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.