Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Purchases 22,426 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 8.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 295,990 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,426 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $31,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 33.4% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 24.1% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 23.2% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 55.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 13,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after purchasing an additional 4,826 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $107.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Raymond James Financial raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.95.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:EL opened at $76.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $27.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -152.82, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $56.18 and a 1-year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.