EntryPoint Capital LLC Invests $454,000 in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. $EL

Key Points

• EntryPoint Capital LLC has invested $454,000 in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., acquiring 6,885 shares of the stock.
• Estee Lauder reported earnings of $0.09 EPS, surpassing expectations with revenues of $3.41 billion despite an 11.9% year-over-year decline.
• Equities analysts have raised their price targets for Estee Lauder, with updated targets ranging from $60.00 to $98.00 and a consensus target price of $86.95.

EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new position in The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 6,885 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $454,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 91,200 shares of the company's stock worth $6,838,000 after buying an additional 4,690 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 442.5% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,367 shares of the company's stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 70.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,753 shares of the company's stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 1,961 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 27.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,620 shares of the company's stock worth $239,000 after buying an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.15% of the company's stock.

Estee Lauder Companies Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of Estee Lauder Companies stock opened at $86.5380 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $31.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.76, a PEG ratio of 6.62 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $85.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.37 and a twelve month high of $103.44.

Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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. Estee Lauder Companies had a negative net margin of 5.89% and a positive return on equity of 15.60%. The firm had revenue of $3.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Estee Lauder Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-2.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on EL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $95.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays increased their price target on Estee Lauder Companies from $63.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $62.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, B. Riley restated a "neutral" rating and set a $60.00 price objective (down previously from $70.00) on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $86.95.

Estee Lauder Companies Company 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.

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