Quantitative Investment Management LLC Acquires New Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 17,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,554,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Asset Dedication LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 8.1%

Shares of EL opened at $84.14 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $30.44 billion, a PE ratio of -168.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $108.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The business’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -280.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore upped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They set a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, February 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

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.