Securian Asset Management Inc. Has $987,000 Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Securian Asset Management Inc. decreased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,213 shares of the company’s stock after selling 147 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $987,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. True Vision MN LLC bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $552,000. Clarius Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $227,000. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 442.5% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 period. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth $3,006,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the firm’s 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on EL. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.30.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $99.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $35.82 billion, a PE ratio of -31.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.16. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $104.53. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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, sell-side analysts forecast 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.