The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) Shares Sold by AlphaMark Advisors LLC

AlphaMark Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 20.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,230 shares of the company’s stock after selling 580 shares during the quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC’s holdings in Estée Lauder Companies were worth $167,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 584,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,202,000 after acquiring an additional 41,776 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 72.5% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 8,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after purchasing an additional 3,781 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 103.3% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 60,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,285,000 after purchasing an additional 30,562 shares during the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,791,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 26,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,820,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EL has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.68.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $82.58 on Friday. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.29 and a 12 month high of $159.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 147.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.60 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.72.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.05. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 17.31% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 250.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Estée Lauder Companies news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 77,500 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $64.01 per share, with a total value of $4,960,775.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 234,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,010,345. This represents a 49.36 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Fabrizio Freda sold 10,969 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $743,259.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 295,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,045,982.88. This trade represents a 3.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 12.78% of the company’s stock.

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.