The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Stock Position Raised by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 61.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 61,773 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,513 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $6,469,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 0.1%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $83.56 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $30.23 billion, a PE ratio of -119.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $78.57 and its two-hundred 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.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

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

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.