The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Alberta Investment Management Corp

Alberta Investment Management Corp trimmed its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 608,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,000 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $63,670,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EL. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,596,000 after purchasing an additional 5,286,875 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $308,912,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 16,270.3% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,667,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,310,000 after buying an additional 2,650,915 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,781,000 after buying an additional 2,242,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3,986.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,082,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,485,000 after buying an additional 2,031,262 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.3%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $89.99 on Tuesday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.22 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company has a market capitalization of $32.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -128.56, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.57.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EL. UBS Group lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.65.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.