Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC Takes $1.02 Million Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 14,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,022,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EL. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, June 12th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price objective on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 1.4%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $84.87 on Tuesday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.22 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.71 billion, a PE ratio of -121.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.83.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. The business’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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -200.00%.

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.