The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Chiron Capital Management LLC

Chiron Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 39.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,200 shares during the period. Chiron Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $988,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on EL. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $83.00 to $70.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. HSBC downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They set a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $87.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -175.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $108.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -280.00%.

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.