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

Dakota Wealth Management reduced its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 17.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 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 have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317,473 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 193,833 shares during the period. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 9,559 shares during the period. Strs Ohio grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 53.0% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 190,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,795,000 after buying an additional 66,003 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 5.8% in the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 319,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,843,000 after buying an additional 17,552 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Evercore raised their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.71.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 3.7%

EL opened at $67.20 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $101.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $121.64. The stock 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.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. 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%.

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.