The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 49.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,876 shares of the company’s stock after selling 79,336 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $7,039,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 64.5% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 61.1% in the 1st quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 69,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,613,000 after acquiring an additional 26,500 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 118.5% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 14,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $932,000 after purchasing an additional 7,659 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ lifted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 79,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,269,000 after purchasing an additional 1,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $6,745,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $107.56 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $38.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -41.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $97.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $110.37.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 14.92% and a negative net margin of 6.44%.Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Equities analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -54.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Meridith Webster sold 5,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.84, for a total value of $476,971.20. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Barry S. Sternlicht sold 3,972 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.83, for a total transaction of $364,748.76. Following the sale, the director owned 34,812 shares in the company, valued at $3,196,785.96. This represents a 10.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 13.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.14.

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.