Cambiar Investors LLC Buys 93,584 Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Cambiar Investors LLC increased its stake in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 17.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 624,666 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 93,584 shares during the period. Estee Lauder Companies comprises about 2.1% of Cambiar Investors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Cambiar Investors LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $50,473,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 7,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $595,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 28,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,329,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 5,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 5,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,650.35. This trade represents a 19.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 13.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $96.82 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $104.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $91.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $81.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.17. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 12.37% and a negative net margin of 7.91%.The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $93.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $76.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, October 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.16.

Estee Lauder Companies Company 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.