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Arlington Partners LLC Raises Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

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Arlington Partners LLC increased its position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 138.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,686 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 32,893 shares during the period. Arlington Partners LLC's holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $3,741,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EL. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 163.8% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,382,579 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,078,406,000 after buying an additional 8,930,011 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $554,509,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $251,304,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 11,026.8% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,343,607 shares of the company's stock valued at $250,704,000 after buying an additional 3,313,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 148.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,481,248 shares of the company's stock valued at $410,984,000 after buying an additional 3,278,632 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on EL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $71.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $76.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $74.45.

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Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 1.6%

EL stock traded up $1.25 during trading on Friday, reaching $80.28. 10,751,081 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,270,883. The firm's 50 day moving average is $66.28 and its 200 day moving average is $68.90. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $110.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market cap of $28.88 billion, a P/E ratio of -33.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.16 and a beta of 1.12.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.36. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 15.60% and a negative net margin of 5.89%. The business had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.51 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.97 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. Estee Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -57.85%.

Estee Lauder Companies Profile

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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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