The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Advisors Asset Management Inc.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 22,827 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,206 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $2,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 69.5% in the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $113.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.36.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $108.03 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $109.48 and its 200-day moving average is $97.98. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -216.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.14.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was 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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company 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.