The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by GDS Wealth Management

GDS Wealth Management reduced its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 97.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,337 shares of the company’s stock after selling 201,223 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EL. True Vision MN LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth about $552,000. Clarius Group LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $227,000. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,570,000 after buying an additional 1,317,473 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $3,006,000. Finally, Drive Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $337,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

In other news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,196,785.96. This trade represents a 10.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $117.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -45.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.15. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $120.27. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 14.92% and a negative net margin of 6.44%.The company had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -54.26%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EL. Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.78.

Estee Lauder Companies Profile

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.