Q2 Earnings Estimate for Sally Beauty Issued By DA Davidson

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sally Beauty in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $10.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sally Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.43. Sally Beauty had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 30.35%. The company had revenue of $937.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $941.44 million.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on SBH. Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on Sally Beauty in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $14.00 price target for the company. StockNews.com upgraded Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James raised Sally Beauty from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Sally Beauty from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, TD Cowen raised shares of Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.70.

Sally Beauty Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SBH opened at $9.38 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $955.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.61 and a beta of 1.55. Sally Beauty has a one year low of $9.03 and a one year high of $14.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sally Beauty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SBH. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Sally Beauty by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,396,347 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $208,928,000 after purchasing an additional 387,736 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Sally Beauty by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,428,715 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $129,880,000 after buying an additional 279,222 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Sally Beauty by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,049,732 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $42,316,000 after acquiring an additional 459,972 shares in the last quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sally Beauty by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 4,022,723 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $42,037,000 after acquiring an additional 214,108 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Sally Beauty by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,671,306 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $38,365,000 after acquiring an additional 156,580 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other Sally Beauty news, insider Scott C. Sherman sold 13,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.49, for a total value of $195,615.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 42,431 shares in the company, valued at approximately $614,825.19. The trade was a 24.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Kim Mcintosh sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.53, for a total transaction of $62,479.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 16,685 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,433.05. This represents a 20.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.56% of the company’s stock.

Sally Beauty Company Profile

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply segment offers beauty products, including hair color and care products, skin and nail care products, styling tools, and other beauty products for retail customers, salons, and salon professionals.