AXQ Capital LP Purchases Shares of 6,375 The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 6,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $562,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EL. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,709,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 33.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after purchasing an additional 1,749 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 24.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 100,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,151,000 after purchasing an additional 1,471 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Estee Lauder Companies by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,804,000 after buying an additional 2,965 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. HSBC downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $106.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $131.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

NYSE EL opened at $115.41 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $110.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.01. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $48.37 and a fifty-two week high of $121.64. The company has a market cap of $41.75 billion, a P/E ratio of -230.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 1.21% and a positive return on equity of 17.59%. Estee Lauder Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies Company Profile

Estée Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is a global leader in prestige beauty that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder, the company has grown from a small family business into a multinational consumer-products enterprise headquartered in New York City. Its activities span product research and development, brand and product marketing, manufacturing and global distribution across multiple retail channels.

The company’s portfolio includes a mix of legacy and prestige brands that target different consumer segments and price points, with well-known names such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer and Jo Malone among others.