Advisors Asset Management Inc. Has $2.01 Million Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Advisors Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 21.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm 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 SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,709,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 33.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 24.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at about $331,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 863 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

NYSE EL opened at $108.03 on Monday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $97.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The company has a market cap 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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The firm 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 revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EL has been the subject of several research reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, January 5th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total transaction of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Company 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.