17,646 Shares in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Acquired by Quantitative Investment Management LLC

Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 17,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,554,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,193.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,521,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,066,000 after buying an additional 1,403,807 shares during the period. Winthrop Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 52.2% in the 3rd quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 1,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the period. Capital International Sarl raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Sarl now owns 131,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,612,000 after buying an additional 6,723 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 31.6% in the third quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 156,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,779,000 after acquiring an additional 37,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,075,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,767,000 after acquiring an additional 9,227 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on EL. Evercore upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 8.1%

NYSE:EL opened at $84.14 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $108.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.44 billion, a PE ratio of -168.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.11. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The company had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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. Research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -280.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.