Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Takes Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 139,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,619,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 8,267.5% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 403,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,288,000 after buying an additional 398,991 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 125.8% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,202,000 after buying an additional 6,396 shares during the last quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 37,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,927,000 after buying an additional 7,500 shares during the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 1,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seven Grand Managers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,472,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $89.10 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.23 billion, a PE ratio of -127.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.26. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $64.83 and a 1-year 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.

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. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The company’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -200.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EL. Barclays raised their target price 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.63.

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.