Dakota Wealth Management Reduces Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Dakota Wealth Management reduced its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 17.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 55,773 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,155 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $5,841,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 539.7% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 229,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,245,000 after acquiring an additional 193,833 shares during the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 55.8% during the third quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 26,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after acquiring an additional 9,559 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 53.0% during the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 190,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,795,000 after acquiring an additional 66,003 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 319,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,843,000 after acquiring an additional 17,552 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $67.20 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $101.74 and a 200 day moving average of $98.80. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $24.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -134.40, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.11. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -280.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. HSBC cut 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. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Raymond James Financial raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $113.00 price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.71.

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.