Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Makes New Investment in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 12,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $904,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EL. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EL has been the topic of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday, June 12th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Estee Lauder Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.90.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL stock opened at $83.84 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -119.77, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.27. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.22 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.27. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $83.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.83.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.25. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.67% and a positive return on equity of 20.66%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. Analysts expect that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.