Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Has $13.35 Million Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lessened its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 11.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 151,483 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,666 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $13,349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,570,000 after buying an additional 1,317,473 shares during the last quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at $337,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at $331,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 539.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 229,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,245,000 after acquiring an additional 193,833 shares during the period. Finally, Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 50.1% during the 2nd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 151,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,247,000 after purchasing an additional 50,625 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of EL stock opened at $108.03 on Tuesday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $109.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. The company has a market cap of $39.08 billion, a PE ratio of -216.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid 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 dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. HSBC downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, 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 report on Tuesday, November 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $103.36.

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.