Rathbones Group PLC Has $19.57 Million Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Rathbones Group PLC grew its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 23.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 222,039 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,816 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $19,566,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EL. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317,473 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 539.7% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 229,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,245,000 after purchasing an additional 193,833 shares in the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 55.8% during the third quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 26,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 9,559 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 53.0% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 190,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,795,000 after buying an additional 66,003 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 319,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,843,000 after buying an additional 17,552 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 3.2%

EL opened at $92.85 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -185.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 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 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $121.64. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $109.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.69.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The firm had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $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 anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -280.00%.

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.