Dakota Wealth Management Invests $5.99 Million in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Dakota Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 67,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,986,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after purchasing an additional 341,235 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,859,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $877,451,000 after buying an additional 69,959 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $613,787,000 after buying an additional 914,594 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 46.4% during 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 buying an additional 1,937,107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,710,000 after acquiring an additional 892,631 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective 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. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $115.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -230.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $110.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.01. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results 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 negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -280.00%.

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.