Capital International Investors Grows Stock Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,075,428 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,227 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned about 0.30% of Estee Lauder Companies worth $94,767,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $189,663,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,781,000 after buying an additional 2,242,062 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 46.4% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,112,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,634,000 after acquiring an additional 1,937,107 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 593.3% in the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,211,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,699,000 after acquiring an additional 1,892,629 shares during the period. Finally, 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 valued at $125,570,000 after acquiring an additional 1,317,473 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 2.9%

NYSE EL opened at $91.54 on Thursday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.37 and a 52 week high of $121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The company has a market capitalization of $33.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -183.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $109.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.69.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on EL shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. HSBC downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.43.

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.