AXQ Capital LP Invests $562,000 in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $562,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 33.4% in 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 during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 24.1% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its stake 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 buying an additional 1,471 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $83.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of EL opened at $115.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $110.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.01. The stock 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 Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $121.64.

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

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

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