e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.35 EPS

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.35), Zacks reports. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 19.34% and a net margin of 8.87%. e.l.f. Beauty updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.270-3.320 EPS.

e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance

ELF stock traded up $1.44 during trading on Thursday, reaching $88.76. 6,199,171 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,162,447. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52-week low of $85.41 and a 52-week high of $221.83. The company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.98, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $124.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.89.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $220.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $154.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded e.l.f. Beauty from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $139.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.35.

Insider Activity at e.l.f. Beauty

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, Director Maureen C. Watson sold 785 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $102,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $245,440. The trade was a 29.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Tarang Amin sold 890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total transaction of $122,464.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 99,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,718,582.40. The trade was a 0.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,205 shares of company stock valued at $297,442. Company insiders own 3.50% 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.