LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Purchases Shares of 18,297 The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. purchased a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 18,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,313,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of EL. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $82.62 on Monday. 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 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.22 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $29.89 billion, a PE ratio of -118.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.99.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, 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 company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -200.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $99.37.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.