Columbia Trust Co 01012016 Purchases 270 Shares of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Columbia Trust Co 01012016 boosted its position in shares of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,773 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the quarter. Columbia Trust Co 01012016’s holdings in Estée Lauder Companies were worth $552,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EL. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 145.8% in the 4th quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 148,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,668,000 after acquiring an additional 87,880 shares during the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 11,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,707,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Invera Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $504,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 369,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,989,000 after acquiring an additional 6,095 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estée Lauder Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Estée Lauder Companies Price Performance

NYSE:EL opened at $145.05 on Thursday. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has a 1-year low of $102.22 and a 1-year high of $260.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $138.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.00 billion, a PE ratio of 111.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 1.07.

Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.33. Estée Lauder Companies had a net margin of 3.08% and a return on equity of 9.78%. The business had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.19 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.54 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estée Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $0.66 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.82%. Estée Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 203.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EL. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Estée Lauder Companies from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Raymond James increased their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Estée Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $146.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Estée Lauder Companies from $115.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.71.

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.