Greenwood Capital Associates LLC Grows Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC increased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 81.1% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 41,142 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,428 shares during the quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $3,625,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after acquiring an additional 341,235 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,859,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $877,451,000 after purchasing an additional 69,959 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after purchasing an additional 914,594 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,710,000 after purchasing an additional 892,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 35.2% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,175,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,372,000 after buying an additional 1,086,514 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on EL shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Argus raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $95.80.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $107.60 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $97.86 and a 200-day moving average of $90.98. The company has a market cap of $38.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -41.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $110.37.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 6.44% and a positive return on equity of 14.92%. Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -54.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. The trade was a 10.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

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.