e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a report issued on Friday, June 13th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now expects that the company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.68. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for e.l.f. Beauty's current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America upped their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. DA Davidson reduced their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $80.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $70.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $124.24.
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e.l.f. Beauty Stock Performance
ELF stock traded up $0.95 on Monday, hitting $126.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,623,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,545,870. The stock has a market cap of $7.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. e.l.f. Beauty has a 1 year low of $49.40 and a 1 year high of $219.77.
e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $332.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $327.45 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 7.55%. The business's revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS.
Institutional Trading of e.l.f. Beauty
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other e.l.f. Beauty news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 2,405 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.61, for a total value of $282,852.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 186,586 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,944,379.46. The trade was a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kory Marchisotto sold 51,350 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total value of $2,740,036.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 152,492 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,136,973.12. The trade was a 25.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 327,207 shares of company stock worth $25,252,926. 3.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile
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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics and skin care products. The company focuses on the e-commerce, national retailers and international business channels. Its brands include elf, elf skin, WELL People and KEYS soulcare.
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