Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $19.86 Million Stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its holdings in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 41.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 245,748 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,821 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.07% of Estee Lauder Companies worth $19,856,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EL. Independent Franchise Partners LLP boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% in the first quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,976,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,445,000 after buying an additional 118,276 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,998,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200,537 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,710,000 after acquiring an additional 892,631 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $297,734,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,508 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 35.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,175,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,372,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,514 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity 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 dated Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total value of $364,748.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 34,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,196,785.96. The trade was a 10.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 14,091 shares of company stock worth $1,293,631 over the last three months. Company insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.65.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE EL opened at $88.03 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $31.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.19. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $104.53. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $91.57 and its 200 day moving average is $84.27.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is currently -54.26%.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.