North Dakota State Investment Board Takes $2.73 Million Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 26,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,728,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at $39,000. 55.15% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $120.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.68.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $80.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -114.28, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.33. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $62.57 and a 52-week high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.4 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -200.00%.

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.