Poehling Capital Management INC. Reduces Stock Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Poehling Capital Management INC. trimmed its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 38.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 33,274 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,676 shares during the period. Poehling Capital Management INC.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $2,388,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,596,000 after purchasing an additional 5,286,875 shares during the period. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4,281.3% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 4,094,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,094,761,000 after buying an additional 4,001,300 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth $308,912,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 16,270.3% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,667,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,310,000 after acquiring an additional 2,650,915 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,781,000 after acquiring an additional 2,242,062 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on EL shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday, June 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 1.3%

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $80.44 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $82.75 and a 200 day moving average of $93.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -114.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.26. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.22 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -200.00%.

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.