Capital International Inc. CA Decreases Stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Capital International Inc. CA reduced its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 20.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 124,137 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,234 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $13,000,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $308,912,000. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 16,270.3% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,667,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,310,000 after acquiring an additional 2,650,915 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,781,000 after acquiring an additional 2,242,062 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3,986.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,082,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,485,000 after acquiring an additional 2,031,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,193.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,521,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,066,000 after acquiring an additional 1,403,807 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $83.56 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.65. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.22 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The company has a market cap of $30.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -119.38, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.26.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -200.00%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.