Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Has $4.66 Million Holdings in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its holdings in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) by 258.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,128 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 44,774 shares during the quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Estée Lauder Companies were worth $4,658,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EL. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Estée Lauder Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 68.7% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 388 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 297.0% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 401 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in Estée Lauder Companies by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 476 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EL shares. Barclays decreased their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $71.00 to $64.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. CICC Research began coverage on Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday, December 27th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $81.00 price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $81.00 to $77.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $86.00.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE:EL traded down $0.05 on Wednesday, hitting $50.01. 2,431,276 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,942,046. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $68.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.59. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.54 and a 52 week high of $149.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market cap of $17.95 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.10.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.30. Estée Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 16.82% and a negative net margin of 4.61%. The business had revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. Estée Lauder Companies's revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Estée Lauder Companies's payout ratio is -71.79%.

Insider Transactions at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 43,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $66.35 per share, for a total transaction of $2,853,050.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 430,800 shares in the company, valued at $28,583,580. The trade was a 11.09 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Akhil Shrivastava purchased 700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $65.79 per share, for a total transaction of $46,053.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,381 shares of the company's stock, valued at $156,645.99. This trade represents a 41.64 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 12.78% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Estée 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.