Banco Santander S.A. Increases Stock Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Banco Santander S.A. increased its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 3,798.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 192,505 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 187,567 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $16,964,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 3,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 37.6% during the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $111.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -223.70, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $121.64. 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 business’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.19.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 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 the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’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. Equities research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EL. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.43.

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.