e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.35 EPS

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) released its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.35), Zacks reports. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 17.35% and a net margin of 7.55%. e.l.f. Beauty updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.270-3.320 EPS.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Performance

e.l.f. Beauty stock opened at $71.12 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $122.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.93. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52-week low of $63.50 and a 52-week high of $221.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Insider Activity

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on ELF shares. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $174.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $133.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down from $153.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective (down previously from $150.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.00.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

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.