Poehling Capital Management INC. Purchases 15,597 Shares of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Poehling Capital Management INC. raised its holdings in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 98.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,504 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 15,597 shares during the period. Poehling Capital Management INC.'s holdings in Estée Lauder Companies were worth $2,362,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,925 shares of the company's stock worth $219,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 476 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 25,470 shares of the company's stock worth $1,910,000 after acquiring an additional 9,427 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 52.1% during the 4th quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,285 shares of the company's stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 3,524 shares during the period. Finally, 1834 Investment Advisors Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $450,000. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL traded up $2.88 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $66.57. 1,402,937 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,097,279. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $127.05. The company has a market capitalization of $23.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.12. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $60.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.36. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. The company had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS. Estée Lauder Companies's revenue for the quarter was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Estée Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio is -57.85%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $81.00 target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $61.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $77.00 to $55.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.20.

Estée 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.