Park Avenue Securities LLC Acquires 293 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 5.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,515 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $446,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares during the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% during the 1st quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 116.2% during the 1st quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 64.5% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Citigroup increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $80.00 to $99.00 in a report on Friday, June 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $88.55.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 2.9%

NYSE EL opened at $89.17 on Tuesday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $103.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.65. The stock has a market cap of $32.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.15.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

About Estee Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.