The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Stock: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Lowers Position

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. reduced its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 1.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 512,458 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,851 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. owned approximately 0.14% of Estee Lauder Companies worth $47,541,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,726,000. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 0.9% in the third quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 38,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,570,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 86.9% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 9,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $865,000 after acquiring an additional 4,336 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, Glenview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the third quarter valued at approximately $288,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Paul Fribourg sold 58,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.17, for a total value of $5,693,860.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 417,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,966,341. The trade was a 12.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Charlene Barshefsky sold 3,775 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.82, for a total transaction of $373,045.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 50,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,954.22. The trade was a 6.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 75,105 shares of company stock worth $7,423,185 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $84.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. China Intl Cap upgraded Estee Lauder Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 30th. Finally, Argus increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $110.31.

Estee Lauder Companies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings were $0.72 per share, above the $0.51 consensus, and revenue of $3.72 billion topped estimates of $3.65 billion. EL also raised its fiscal 2027 outlook, forecasting $15.8 billion–$16.0 billion in revenue and 4%–5.5% organic sales growth. Q1 results
• Positive Sentiment: At its China-focused capital markets event, the company set a fiscal 2030 ambition for mid-single-digit annual sales growth and higher profit margins, signaling confidence in its recovery and strategy. Reuters: 2030 sales targets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts made bullish moves: Barclays raised its price target to $126 and assigned an overweight rating, while RBC Capital also gave EL a buy rating and set a $126 target. RBC Capital rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views remain mixed: TD Cowen maintained a hold, despite the positive ratings and target increases from some peers. TD Cowen rating
• Negative Sentiment: Options trading showed unusually high put volume, potentially reflecting hedging or increased concern about downside risk. This contrasts with the improved earnings outlook and bullish analyst targets.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 6.4%

EL stock opened at $112.11 on Thursday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.22 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The company has a market cap of $40.56 billion, a PE ratio of 112.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.79.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.21. Estee Lauder Companies had a net margin of 2.41% and a return on equity of 26.99%. The business had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.32 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 3.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 30th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 140.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global prestige beauty company that develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair-care products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Tom Ford Beauty, Le Labo and The Ordinary.

Founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder, the company began with four skincare products and has expanded into a multinational beauty business. Its products are sold through department and specialty stores, beauty retailers, brand-operated stores, e-commerce platforms, salons, spas and other distribution channels.

The Estée Lauder Companies serves consumers in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.