ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Acquires 1,426 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. boosted its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 0.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 383,473 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,426 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $30,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% in the first quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% in the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 116.2% in the first quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EL. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $88.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of EL stock opened at $86.26 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $89.47 and a 200-day moving average of $75.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $98.99. The company has a market capitalization of $31.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.17.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The company had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -44.59%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.