World Investment Advisors Has $515,000 Stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

World Investment Advisors reduced its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 70.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,374 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,938 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $515,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:EL opened at $96.82 on Monday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $104.53. The firm has a market cap of $34.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.83, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.16. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $91.68 and its 200 day moving average is $81.54.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. The company 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%. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis 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 currently -44.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. One equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.16.

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.