The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Stock Holdings Boosted by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lifted its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 8,267.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 403,817 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 398,991 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned 0.11% of Estee Lauder Companies worth $42,288,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the third quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $89.10 on Monday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $64.83 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The company has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -127.28, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $78.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.86.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on EL shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.63.

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.