KEYWISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HK Ltd Takes $72.57 Million Position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

KEYWISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HK Ltd bought a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 823,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $72,567,000. Estee Lauder Companies comprises approximately 5.6% of KEYWISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HK Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. KEYWISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HK Ltd owned approximately 0.23% of Estee Lauder Companies as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EL. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP acquired a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,117,000. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Estee Lauder Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at $783,000. Candlestick Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 78.3% during the 3rd quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP now owns 965,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,040,000 after buying an additional 423,806 shares during the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 166,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,692,000 after buying an additional 47,051 shares during the period. Finally, Bridgefront Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $1,253,000. 55.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $105.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $111.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Estee Lauder Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $104.43.

Estee Lauder Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EL opened at $87.80 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -175.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 52-week low of $48.37 and a 52-week high of $121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $108.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.69.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $4.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. Estee Lauder Companies’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.230 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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 issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Estee Lauder Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -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.