Aberdeen Group plc Has $11.10 Million Holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its holdings in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. by 84.8%, acquiring an additional 77,711 shares during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to 169,394 shares worth $11.1 million.
• Institutional investors now own 55.15% of Estee Lauder, with notable increases in stakes from firms like Horizon Investments and Russell Investments Group.
• Several analysts have upgraded their ratings and price targets for Estee Lauder, with Barclays setting a new target at $84.00 and Citigroup raising theirs to $99.00.

Aberdeen Group plc lifted its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 84.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 169,394 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 77,711 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc's holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $11,097,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EL. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company's stock valued at $440,998,000 after buying an additional 1,200,537 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the first quarter valued at $35,607,000. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 3,608,142 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,538,000 after purchasing an additional 385,677 shares during the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the first quarter worth $25,216,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 171.9% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 601,351 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,678,000 after purchasing an additional 380,199 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of EL stock traded up $3.3630 during trading on Friday, hitting $91.0830. The company had a trading volume of 4,050,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,500,209. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -29.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.07 and a beta of 1.18. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $86.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.29. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $103.44.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Estee Lauder Companies's payout ratio is currently -44.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $75.00 price objective (down from $92.00) on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $99.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $87.80.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.