Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Raises Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. by 18.5% during the second quarter, owning 24,037 shares valued at approximately $1.94 million.
• Institutional investors now control 55.15% of the company's stock, with several firms, including Invesco Ltd. and American Century Companies Inc., significantly increasing their holdings in recent quarters.
• The Estee Lauder Companies reported a quarterly revenue of $3.41 billion and an EPS of $0.09, above consensus estimates, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 11.9%.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 18.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,037 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,746 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $1,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EL. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 21.9% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,681,785 shares of the company's stock valued at $440,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200,537 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,167,508 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 1,600.4% during the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,224,695 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,955,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,669 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies during the 1st quarter worth $35,607,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 133.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 781,341 shares of the company's stock worth $51,570,000 after buying an additional 446,662 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Estee Lauder Companies

In other news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. This represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 13.05% of the company's stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Up 1.5%

EL stock opened at $96.67 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $34.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.79, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.16. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $48.37 and a 1-year high of $98.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $89.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.72. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Estee Lauder Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $60.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $91.30.

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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