The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl decreased its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 20.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 104,565 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,210 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $10,950,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BOCHK Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EL shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

EL opened at $83.56 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.59. The firm has a market cap of $30.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -119.38, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.26. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.22 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 business’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

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