Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. Invests $222,000 in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. purchased a new stake in The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,441 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $518,975,000. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Estée Lauder Companies during the first quarter worth approximately $291,171,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Estée Lauder Companies by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,686,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,832,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250,555 shares in the last quarter. Carmignac Gestion boosted its position in Estée Lauder Companies by 1,908.0% during the 4th quarter. Carmignac Gestion now owns 1,195,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,895,000 after acquiring an additional 1,136,201 shares during the period. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,022,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,087,000 after purchasing an additional 742,449 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Estée Lauder Companies

In related news, EVP Jane Lauder sold 14,976 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.26, for a total transaction of $1,815,989.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 57,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,958,990.14. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, EVP Jane Lauder sold 14,976 shares of Estée Lauder Companies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.26, for a total transaction of $1,815,989.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,958,990.14. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Peter Jueptner sold 12,786 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.62, for a total transaction of $1,670,107.32. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 5,578 shares in the company, valued at $728,598.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 42,255 shares of company stock valued at $5,453,232 over the last quarter. 12.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Estée Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:EL traded down $2.94 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $94.18. 487,526 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,802,302. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $94.18 and a twelve month high of $175.31. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $110.11 and a 200 day moving average of $130.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.99.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.49. The firm had revenue of $3.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.92 billion. Estée Lauder Companies had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 4.18%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.21 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on EL. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $191.00 price objective on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Estée Lauder Companies from $163.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $140.00 to $131.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Estée Lauder Companies in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $145.00 to $129.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Estée Lauder Companies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $147.87.

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, nail polishes, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.