DJE Kapital AG Lowers Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

DJE Kapital AG decreased its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 26.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 481,189 shares of the company’s stock after selling 176,214 shares during the quarter. Estee Lauder Companies makes up approximately 1.4% of DJE Kapital AG’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest holding. DJE Kapital AG’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $51,073,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $308,912,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 16,270.3% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,667,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,310,000 after purchasing an additional 2,650,915 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3,181.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,312,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,781,000 after purchasing an additional 2,242,062 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3,986.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,082,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,485,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,193.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,521,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403,807 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reduced 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 note on Monday, May 4th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $101.63.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $88.33 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $79.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.96 billion, a PE ratio of -126.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.26. 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 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $66.22 and a one year high of $121.64.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -200.00%.

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.