CW Advisors LLC Takes $552,000 Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

CW Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 6,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,173,879,000 after buying an additional 341,235 shares in the last quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,976,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,445,000 after acquiring an additional 118,276 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,710,000 after purchasing an additional 892,631 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $297,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 35.2% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,175,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,372,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,514 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $102.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -39.84, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s 50 day moving average is $94.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.75. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $105.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 14.92% and a negative net margin of 6.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Research analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -54.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Argus raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.43.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total transaction of $476,971.20. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total value of $364,748.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. This represents a 10.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.