Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Buys 1,471 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 100,874 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,471 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $8,151,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EL. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% during the first quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.05.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of EL stock opened at $100.08 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock has a market cap of $36.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.14. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $104.53.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 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 Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -44.59%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

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.