The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Bought by Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 65.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,827 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,595 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $4,653,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 91 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 10,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 3,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, June 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $84.87 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $83.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.83. The company has a market cap of $30.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -121.24, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.27. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $66.22 and a 12 month high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

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.