Independent Franchise Partners LLP Has $683.23 Million Stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Independent Franchise Partners LLP reduced its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,753,392 shares of the company’s stock after selling 138,645 shares during the quarter. Estee Lauder Companies accounts for about 4.5% of Independent Franchise Partners LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Independent Franchise Partners LLP owned about 2.15% of Estee Lauder Companies worth $683,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the 2nd 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 period. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 37.6% in the third 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EL has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Evercore lifted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $87.80 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $108.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The firm has a market cap of $31.76 billion, a PE ratio of -175.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.11. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $48.37 and a 12 month high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts expect 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 will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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.