Brookstone Capital Management Invests $558,000 in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Brookstone Capital Management purchased a new stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $558,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after buying an additional 341,235 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 0.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,859,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,451,000 after acquiring an additional 69,959 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after purchasing an additional 914,594 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 35.2% in the 2nd 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 period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.80.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of EL opened at $105.83 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $110.37. The firm has a market cap of $38.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.02, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average is $98.09 and its 200-day moving average is $91.81.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -54.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the sale, the director directly owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. The trade was a 10.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 13.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.