Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Buys 6,337 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,739 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,337 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $2,356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,904,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,173,879,000 after buying an additional 341,235 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,859,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,451,000 after acquiring an additional 69,959 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,596,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $613,787,000 after acquiring an additional 914,594 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 17.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,912,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,710,000 after purchasing an additional 892,631 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 35.2% in 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 during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.19.

Insider Transactions at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total transaction of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of Estee Lauder Companies 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 transaction, the director owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at $3,196,785.96. This trade represents a 10.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL opened at $113.12 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $99.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.84. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $113.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.76 billion, a PE ratio of -43.84, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 6.44% and a positive return on equity of 14.92%. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Equities 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -54.26%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.