Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $7.01 Million in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 86,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,008,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EL. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1,182.1% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares during the last quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 2,240.0% in the 1st quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 246.4% in the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 57.3% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors own 55.15% of the company’s stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE EL opened at $100.08 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a market capitalization of $36.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -31.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.14. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a one year low of $48.37 and a one year high of $104.53.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36 billion. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 7.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Estee Lauder Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -44.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Lynn Forester sold 3,702 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.65, for a total value of $339,288.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,650.35. The trade was a 19.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Lande Rashida La sold 6,417 shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.88, for a total transaction of $589,593.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 13.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EL shares. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $99.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $90.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.05.

Estee Lauder Companies Profile

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools.