Quantbot Technologies LP Acquires Shares of 32,353 The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 32,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,851,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 69.5% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EL. UBS Group upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Argus upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $113.00 price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $100.12 on Tuesday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The stock has a market cap of $36.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -200.24, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The company has a 50-day moving average of $110.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.49.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict 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, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -280.00%.

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.