The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Hillman Capital Management Inc.

Hillman Capital Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 22.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,803 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,885 shares during the quarter. Estee Lauder Companies makes up about 3.6% of Hillman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Hillman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $5,739,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EL. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $861,596,000 after acquiring an additional 5,286,875 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $308,912,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 16,270.3% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,667,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,310,000 after acquiring an additional 2,650,915 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,781,000 after acquiring an additional 2,242,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3,986.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,082,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,485,000 after acquiring an additional 2,031,262 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, May 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Friday, June 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.65.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

EL stock opened at $87.77 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.75 billion, a PE ratio of -125.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.26. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.22 and a 1 year high of $121.64.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

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

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.