2,808 Shares in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Acquired by Clarius Group LLC

Key Points

• Clarius Group LLC acquired 2,808 shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., valued at approximately $227,000, according to its recent 13F filing.
• A number of hedge funds have increased their stakes in Estee Lauder, with significant increases reported by Independent Franchise Partners LLP and Invesco Ltd. during the first quarter.
• The consensus target price for Estee Lauder Companies is $88.55, with analysts providing a mixed outlook including one "Strong Buy," eight "Buy," and twelve "Hold" ratings.

Clarius Group LLC acquired a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,808 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,976,434 shares of the company's stock valued at $526,445,000 after buying an additional 118,276 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company's stock valued at $440,998,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200,537 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 34.9% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,511,115 shares of the company's stock valued at $297,734,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,508 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,088,880 shares of the company's stock valued at $203,866,000 after acquiring an additional 117,330 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,445,947 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,433,000 after acquiring an additional 80,387 shares during the period. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $88.55.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total transaction of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $92.58 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -29.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.16. The company's 50-day moving average is $89.41 and its 200 day moving average is $76.46. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $97.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Estee Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.

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