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

e.l.f. Beauty logo
$50.66 -2.32 (-4.39%)
Closing price 05/20/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$52.73 +2.08 (+4.10%)
As of 05/20/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About e.l.f. Beauty Stock (NYSE:ELF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.13
$53.07
50-Day Range
$50.66
$80.37
52-Week Range
$50.13
$150.99
Volume
9.69 million shs
Average Volume
2.96 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.99 billion
P/E Ratio
28.62
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$99.06
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

ELF MarketRank™: 

e.l.f. Beauty scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    e.l.f. Beauty has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $99.06, representing about 95.6% upside from its current price of $50.66.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    e.l.f. Beauty has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about e.l.f. Beauty's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for e.l.f. Beauty are expected to grow by 30.32% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $2.45 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of e.l.f. Beauty is 28.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of e.l.f. Beauty is 28.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    e.l.f. Beauty has a PEG Ratio of 3.26. 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 3.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about e.l.f. Beauty's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.94% 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 3.44, 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 decreased by 0.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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 Sentiment

    e.l.f. Beauty has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for e.l.f. Beauty this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    106 people have searched for ELF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 58% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    11 people have added e.l.f. Beauty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $13,315,490.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.90% 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.

  • Read more about e.l.f. Beauty's insider trading history.
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ELF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

e.l.f. Beauty's stock was trading at $76.09 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ELF shares have decreased by 33.4% and is now trading at $50.6560.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 4th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.52. e.l.f. Beauty's revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) raised $125 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, September 22nd 2016. The company issued 8,333,333 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Piper Jaffray, Wells Fargo Securities, William Blair, Cowen and Company, BMO Capital Markets, Stifel and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

e.l.f. Beauty's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.90%), Swedbank AB (0.81%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.71%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Kory Marchisotto, Joshua Allen Franks, Scott Milsten, Tarang Amin, Mandy J Fields, Jennifer Catherine Hartnett, Richard G Wolford, Lauren Cooks Levitan, Tiffany F Daniele and Maureen C Watson.
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Shares of ELF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that e.l.f. Beauty investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Today
5/20/2026
Last Earnings
5/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/20/2026
23rd annual dbAccess Global Consumer Conference
6/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
COSMETICS&TLTRS
Sub-Industry
Consumer Goods
Current Symbol
NYSE:ELF
CIK
1600033
Fax
N/A
Employees
300
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$165.00
Low Price Target
$60.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+95.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.62
Forward P/E Ratio
26.94
P/E Growth
3.26
Net Income
$112.09 million
Net Margins
6.84%
Pretax Margin
9.54%
Return on Equity
15.08%
Return on Assets
8.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.70
Current Ratio
2.76
Quick Ratio
1.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.31 billion
Price / Sales
2.28
Cash Flow
$3.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.30
Book Value
$13.49 per share
Price / Book
3.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
59,050,000
Free Float
56,749,000
Market Cap
$2.99 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.71

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This page (NYSE:ELF) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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