J. Stern & Co. LLP Grows Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 4,281.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,094,761 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,001,300 shares during the period. Estee Lauder Companies makes up about 1.2% of J. Stern & Co. LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. J. Stern & Co. LLP’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $4,094,761,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,952,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,927,224,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043,746 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,585,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,213,263,000 after purchasing an additional 467,195 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $861,596,000 after acquiring an additional 5,286,875 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 22.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,497,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $785,105,000 after acquiring an additional 1,384,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,308,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $658,020,000 after acquiring an additional 331,530 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

EL opened at $87.77 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $81.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.53. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.22 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The stock has a market cap of $31.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -125.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.26.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on EL shares. 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 report on Friday, May 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, May 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.65.

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.