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

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) posted its quarterly 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 Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of ELF stock traded up $1.44 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $88.76. The company had a trading volume of 5,038,445 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,121,576. The company has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.98, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. e.l.f. Beauty has a twelve month low of $85.41 and a twelve month high of $221.83. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $124.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total value of $122,464.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Scott Milsten sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total value of $72,928.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 68,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,474,172.80. This trade represents a 0.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,205 shares of company stock worth $297,442 in the last 90 days. 3.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on ELF. B. Riley dropped their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $175.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $240.00 to $175.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $133.00 price target for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $154.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.35.

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.