The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Acquired by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 125.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,481 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,396 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $1,202,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EL. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised 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 buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, BOCHK Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. 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 research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $83.56 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.65. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.22 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $30.23 billion, a PE ratio of -119.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is -200.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company 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.