PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Reduces Stock Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co trimmed its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 10.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the period. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $1,333,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 18,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 104.7% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,278,000 after acquiring an additional 9,904 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 9.5% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 99,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,561,000 after buying an additional 8,618 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 70.2% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 1,961 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of EL opened at $102.20 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.37 and a 52 week high of $104.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.55, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $90.79 and a 200-day moving average of $79.46.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results 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 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 analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -44.59%.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the business’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 insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on EL. Barclays upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. UBS Group lifted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.30.

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.