Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Sally Beauty, with one sell, three hold, and three buy recommendations. The average 12-month price target is $17.40, compared with a recent share price of $15.79.
• Sally Beauty slightly exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $0.55 EPS versus the $0.53 consensus, while revenue of $935.49 million came in below estimates. Revenue rose 0.3% year over year, and management issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.04–$2.08.
• Institutional interest has increased, including BlackRock’s acquisition of a stake valued at approximately $223.2 million and LSV Asset Management’s 12.9% increase in its holdings.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.40.

Several research analysts have recently commented on SBH shares. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Sally Beauty from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Sally Beauty from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sally Beauty from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th.

Sally Beauty Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of SBH stock opened at $15.79 on Monday. Sally Beauty has a 52-week low of $11.54 and a 52-week high of $17.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.23 and a beta of 1.05. The firm's 50-day moving average is $15.90 and its 200-day moving average is $14.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 2.37.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $935.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $938.45 million. Sally Beauty had a return on equity of 24.36% and a net margin of 5.16%.Sally Beauty's quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.51 earnings per share. Sally Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.040-2.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Sally Beauty will post 2.07 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Sally Beauty

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Sally Beauty by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,793,195 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $54,091,000 after purchasing an additional 433,855 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Sally Beauty in the 1st quarter valued at $2,587,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Sally Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,727,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Sally Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at $223,172,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Sally Beauty by 52.3% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 200,280 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $2,774,000 after buying an additional 68,754 shares in the last quarter.

Sally Beauty Company Profile

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc operates specialty retailers and distributors of professional beauty products and salon supplies. The company serves both beauty professionals and individual consumers through its Sally Beauty and CosmoProf businesses.

Sally Beauty stores offer products including hair color, hair care, styling products, skin care, nail care, salon equipment and beauty accessories. CosmoProf primarily serves licensed stylists and salon owners, providing professional brands, technical education and products for salon services.

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