Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd Invests $649,000 in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $649,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC grew its stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 258.7% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Estee Lauder Companies by 69.5% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Estee Lauder Companies during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of 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 note on Monday, January 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $111.85 on Friday. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12-month low of $48.37 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -223.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $110.86 and a 200 day moving average of $99.19.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently -280.00%.

Estee Lauder Companies 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.