After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted The Estée Lauder Companies to Issue $650.0 Million of Senior Notes.
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Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Household & Personal Products industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $147.48 and fluctuated between $147.60 as its day high and $144.36 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. is $52.87B. A total of 2.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.97M shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, EL has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 34 BUYs and 37 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 316,672 shares during that period but sold 216,267.
In the most recent transaction, Hyman Jennifer bought 1,350 shares of EL for 146.70 per share on Feb 07. After the transaction, the Director now owns 2,350 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07, Stanley Deirdre sold 4,343 shares at 147.00 per share. EL shares that EVP & General Counsel owns now total 13,025.
Among the insiders who sold shares, LAUDER JANE disposed of 12,661 shares on Aug 23 at a per-share price of $152.75. This resulted in the Executive Vice President & CDO holding 55,800 shares of EL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BARSHEFSKY CHARLENE sold 1,796 shares at $151.93 per share on Aug 23. Company shares held by the Director now total 48,845.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.64, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.79%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 113.87. EL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $0.66 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/29/2023. The EL stock dividend was $0.66 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $157.61 with high estimates of $199.00 and low estimates of $131.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EL has a high of $260.46 and a low of $102.22.
As of this writing, EL has an earnings estimate of $0.48 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.6 per share and a lower estimate of $0.4. The company reported an EPS of $0.11 in the last quarter, which was 155.00% higher than expectations of -$0.2.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.96B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $7.64B in debt and $5.82B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.43B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EL is Buy with a score of 3.76.
