The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Stock Holdings Lowered by U S Global Investors Inc.

U S Global Investors Inc. reduced its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 13.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. U S Global Investors Inc.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $768,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EL. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200,537 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $297,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,508 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,600.4% in the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,224,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,955,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,669 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,607,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 133.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 781,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,570,000 after purchasing an additional 446,662 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 6.6%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $87.77 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $31.59 billion, a PE ratio of -27.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $89.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.93. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $97.44.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -44.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EL shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. HSBC upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $80.00 to $99.00 in a report on Friday, June 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $89.30.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In other Estee Lauder Companies news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.