Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL)

Senator John Boozman (Republican-Arkansas) recently bought shares of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL). In a filing disclosed on August 17th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Estee Lauder Companies stock on July 2nd.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) on 7/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 7/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 7/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYM) on 7/23/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 7/9/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) on 7/9/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 7/2/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 6/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV) on 6/25/2026.

Estee Lauder Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EL opened at $84.39 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $84.20 and a 200 day moving average of $87.01. 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 stock has a market cap of $30.53 billion, a P/E ratio of -120.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.25. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. has a 12 month low of $66.22 and a 12 month high of $121.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on EL. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $111.00 target price on shares of Estee Lauder Companies in a research report on Monday. Citigroup boosted their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Estee Lauder Companies from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Estee Lauder Companies from $99.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Estee Lauder Companies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,952,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,927,224,000 after buying an additional 1,043,746 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 950.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,843,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $993,567,000 after buying an additional 12,526,471 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Estee Lauder Companies by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,585,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,263,000 after buying an additional 467,195 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 185.3% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,140,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $861,596,000 after acquiring an additional 5,286,875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of Estee Lauder Companies by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,837,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,717,000 after purchasing an additional 83,857 shares in the last quarter. 55.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.