The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL Shares Acquired by Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) by 186.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,315 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,061 shares during the period. Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.’s holdings in Estee Lauder Companies were worth $975,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Estee Lauder Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 80.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 39.1% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Estee Lauder Companies in a research note on Friday. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Estee Lauder Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.65.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

EL opened at $89.64 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $80.32 and its 200-day moving average is $94.58. The stock has a market cap of $32.43 billion, a PE ratio of -128.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.22 and a twelve month high of $121.64.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a positive return on equity of 20.66% and a negative net margin of 1.67%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.330-2.430 EPS. On average, analysts predict that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 2.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s payout ratio is presently -200.00%.

About Estee Lauder Companies

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.