Shortly after the opening bell, we will be exiting our position in Estee Lauder , selling 330 shares at roughly $96.30 Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will no longer own a position in EL. We're selling our remaining small position in Estee Lauder. Shares are slightly higher in pre-market trading, a result we'll take given the company's disappointing fiscal 2025 guidance on Monday.
We figured Estee Lauder could disappoint again when it reported, which is why we sold shares in July . The market likely knew some disappointment was coming too, explaining why the stock is in the green Monday. Alternatively, what could be saving the stock Monday is news that longtime CEO Fabrizio Freda is retiring at the end of fiscal 2025. The company sorely needs a fresh set of eyes — as Jim Cramer urged in his Sunday column — but this is far from a clean break.