Farther Finance Advisors LLC Purchases 255 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 32.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,042 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $84,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 359 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of Estee Lauder Companies 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of Estee Lauder Companies 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on EL. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.55.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $88.09 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $89.47 and a 200-day moving average of $76.14. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $97.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of $31.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.16.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -44.59%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.