Nordea Investment Management AB Has $93.40 Million Stock Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Nordea Investment Management AB trimmed its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 17.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 893,493 shares of the company’s stock after selling 182,467 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $93,397,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EL. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 556.8% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,554,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,570,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317,473 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 539.7% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 229,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,245,000 after purchasing an additional 193,833 shares in the last quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 55.8% during the third quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 26,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,351,000 after buying an additional 9,559 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 53.0% during the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 190,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,795,000 after buying an additional 66,003 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.8% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 319,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,843,000 after buying an additional 17,552 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Estee Lauder Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Estee Lauder Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potential scale and market leadership: reports say a tie-up would create roughly a $40 billion global beauty giant, increasing scale across prestige and fragrance categories which could drive cost synergies and broaden EL’s brand portfolio. Estée Lauder nears deal to combine with Jean Paul Gaultier owner Puig
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio diversification: Puig owns high-value prestige labels (e.g., Charlotte Tilbury, Carolina Herrera) that could strengthen EL’s fragrance and selective beauty offerings and provide cross-selling and international expansion opportunities. Estee Lauder in discussions with Puig for a combination
• Neutral Sentiment: Company confirms discussions but no deal: EL issued a statement acknowledging talks and noting no agreement has been reached; this leaves timing, structure, price and regulatory path uncertain. Investors should treat the situation as fluid until definitive terms are announced. The Estée Lauder Companies’ Statement on Potential Transaction with Puig
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamentals show resilience: analyst commentary and sector write-ups note EL’s efforts on cost controls, digital growth and product innovation, which could support long-term performance irrespective of M&A outcomes. 3 Cosmetics Stocks Showing Resilience Amid Market Headwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction: multiple outlets report EL shares fell on the news while Puig moved slightly higher — investors appear to be pricing in uncertainty, potential deal dilution, integration risk and the lack of a confirmed premium. Estée Lauder is in talks to merge with Puig amid ongoing turnaround plan
• Negative Sentiment: Unclear terms and execution risk: media coverage emphasizes there’s no signed agreement; investors worry about integration complexity, potential regulatory hurdles, and how management will balance merger execution with its ongoing turnaround plan. Estee Lauder says it has a suitor. That’s still not helping its stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EL shares. Zacks Research lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of 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 report on Tuesday, November 25th. 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Evercore raised their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 8.1%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $78.92 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.55 billion, a PE ratio of -157.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $105.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.47. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The company 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 for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -280.00%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.