The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Sold by Chiron Capital Management LLC

Chiron Capital Management LLC cut its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 39.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,200 shares during the quarter. Chiron Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $988,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 3,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on EL. HSBC lowered Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Evercore raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $87.80 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.37 and a 1 year high of $121.64. The firm has a market cap of $31.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -175.60, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $108.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 17.59% and a negative net margin of 1.21%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Research analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is -280.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.