The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Stock Purchased by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 26.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,827,512 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 387,596 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $169,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EL. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 950.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,843,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $993,567,000 after buying an additional 12,526,471 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at $134,551,000. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 910.3% in the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 707,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,792,000 after acquiring an additional 637,641 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 33.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,909,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,074,000 after acquiring an additional 482,185 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,629.2% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 412,570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,572,000 after acquiring an additional 388,711 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up from $85.00) on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $102.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.33.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL opened at $103.56 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $97.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. 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 market cap of $37.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 211.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.27.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.07. Estee Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 1.21%. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.09 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.100-3.350 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 3.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 31st. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is 285.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,775 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.82, for a total transaction of $373,045.50. Following the sale, the director owned 50,971 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,954.22. The trade was a 6.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul J. Fribourg sold 58,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.17, for a total transaction of $5,693,860.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 417,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,966,341. This trade represents a 12.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 75,105 shares of company stock worth $7,423,185 in the last ninety days. 11.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global prestige beauty company that develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair-care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Tom Ford Beauty, Le Labo and The Ordinary.

Founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder, the company began with four skincare products and has expanded into a multinational beauty business. Its products are sold through department and specialty stores, beauty retailers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms, salons, spas and other distribution channels.

The Estée Lauder Companies serves consumers in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.