Generate Investment Management Ltd Makes New Investment in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Generate Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 34,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,583,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% in the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $323,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake 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 buying an additional 166 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EL shares. Citigroup upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note 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 assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.71.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 3.7%

NYSE:EL opened at $67.20 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -134.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.80.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. 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 expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.