The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Position Decreased by SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.

SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 24.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,030 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $245,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Independent Franchise Partners LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% in the first quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,976,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,445,000 after buying an additional 118,276 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,998,000 after buying an additional 1,200,537 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,734,000 after buying an additional 1,167,508 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,088,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,866,000 after buying an additional 117,330 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,445,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,433,000 after buying an additional 80,387 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on EL shares. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $114.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.16.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

EL stock opened at $96.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market cap of $34.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.34. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -44.59%.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In related news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Company 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.