The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC decreased its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 81.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 179,223 shares of the company’s stock after selling 767,025 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $14,481,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EL. Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% during 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. boosted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $297,734,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,508 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position 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 valued at $337,372,000 after acquiring an additional 1,086,514 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,445,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,433,000 after purchasing an additional 80,387 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on EL. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $76.00 to $115.00 in a report on Monday, October 13th. Citigroup increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.16.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $87.77 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.95, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.19. 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 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $104.53.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.17. 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 $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies’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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity 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 stock was sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total value of $589,593.96. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.