Groupe la Francaise Buys 20,912 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise increased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies by 114.5%, acquiring an additional 20,912 shares during the first quarter, bringing its total holdings to 39,171 shares valued at $2.6 million.
• Following recent earnings, Estee Lauder reported Q1 revenue of $3.41 billion, exceeding estimates, while also updating its full-year EPS guidance to between $1.90 and $2.10.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.35, with an annual yield of 1.5%, payable to investors of record on September 2.

Groupe la Francaise raised its stake in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 114.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,171 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 20,912 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise's holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $2,602,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% during the 1st quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 116.2% during the 1st quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 668 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 41.0% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 787 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on EL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $101.00 to $99.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $99.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday. Hsbc Global Res raised Estee Lauder Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $87.80.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of EL opened at $91.0830 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $86.79 and a 200 day moving average of $72.29. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $103.44. The firm has a market cap 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.30.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The company had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Estee Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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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