e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. develops, markets and sells cosmetics, skin care and beauty products. Its portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, which offers makeup, skin care, tools and accessories, as well as brands such as Naturium, W3LL PEOPLE and Keys Soulcare. The company positions its products as accessible and affordable alternatives across a range of beauty categories.

Founded in 2004, e.l.f. Beauty distributes its products through mass retailers, specialty beauty stores, direct-to-consumer websites and other digital channels. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets, with products available through both physical retail locations and e-commerce platforms.

e.l.f. Beauty is led by Chief Executive Officer Tarang Amin, who has served in that role since 2014. The company is headquartered in Oakland, California, and has expanded its business through brand development, digital marketing and acquisitions of complementary beauty and skin-care brands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $91.72 to $96.46
• 50-Day Range: $72.20 to $109.58
• 52-Week Range: $48.82 to $150.99
• Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 93.28
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $96.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

e.l.f. Beauty scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

e.l.f. Beauty has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for e.l.f. Beauty is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

e.l.f. Beauty has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for e.l.f. Beauty are expected to grow by 7.95% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $2.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of e.l.f. Beauty is 93.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of e.l.f. Beauty is 93.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

e.l.f. Beauty has a PEG Ratio of 2.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

e.l.f. Beauty has a P/B Ratio of 4.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.77% of the float of e.l.f. Beauty has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

e.l.f. Beauty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in e.l.f. Beauty has recently increased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

e.l.f. Beauty does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

e.l.f. Beauty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

e.l.f. Beauty has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for e.l.f. Beauty this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 45 people have searched for ELF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added e.l.f. Beauty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, e.l.f. Beauty insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,000,410.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.50% of the stock of e.l.f. Beauty is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.44% of the stock of e.l.f. Beauty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ELF
• CIK: 1600033
• Web: www.elfcosmetics.com
• Phone: (510) 778-7787
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 849
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for e.l.f. Beauty: $96.75
• High Price Target: $123.00
• Low Price Target: $59.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 93.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.33
• P/E Growth: 2.96
• Net Income: $26.32 million
• Net Margins: 3.38%
• Pretax Margin: 4.75%
• Return on Equity: 14.07%
• Return on Assets: 6.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 2.55
• Quick Ratio: 1.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.36
• Cash Flow: $3.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.46
• Book Value: $19.15 per share
• Price / Book: 4.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,010,000
• Free Float: 56,943,000
• Market Cap: $5.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.60