Analysts Set Expectations for e.l.f. Beauty FY2025 Earnings

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for e.l.f. Beauty in a research note issued on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the company will earn $2.44 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.45. The consensus estimate for e.l.f. Beauty's current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for e.l.f. Beauty's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $74.00 to $59.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $174.00 to $105.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $127.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $142.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $90.00 to $81.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $116.88.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of ELF traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $67.67. The company had a trading volume of 1,434,201 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,364,182. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $61.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.90. e.l.f. Beauty has a 1 year low of $49.40 and a 1 year high of $219.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.04, a P/E/G ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.31.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.35). e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 7.55% and a return on equity of 16.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 97,915 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total value of $5,224,744.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 181,289 shares in the company, valued at $9,673,581.04. The trade was a 35.07 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Joshua Allen Franks sold 51,353 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total value of $2,740,196.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 114,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,118,257.60. This represents a 30.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 204,618 shares of company stock worth $10,974,536 over the last quarter. 3.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On e.l.f. Beauty

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 130.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 861 shares of the company's stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 488 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co boosted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 119.9% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 15,745 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,977,000 after buying an additional 8,585 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 419.3% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 72,705 shares of the company's stock worth $9,128,000 after purchasing an additional 58,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, City Center Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter valued at $373,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.44% of the company's stock.

About e.l.f. Beauty

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.