78,775 Shares in Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. $SBH Acquired by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 78,775 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $729,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned about 0.08% of Sally Beauty as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the second quarter valued at $95,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sally Beauty during the 1st quarter worth approximately $100,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sally Beauty during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $111,000. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Sally Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $115,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Sally Beauty by 170.5% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,746 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 8,034 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SBH. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Sally Beauty from $12.80 to $14.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of Sally Beauty from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Sally Beauty from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.60.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Scott C. Sherman sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.27, for a total value of $244,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 57,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $936,907.95. This represents a 20.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.56% of the company’s stock.

Sally Beauty Stock Down 1.7%

SBH opened at $15.52 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $15.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.82. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a PE ratio of 8.21 and a beta of 1.13. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $7.54 and a 1 year high of $17.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 2.26.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.06. Sally Beauty had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 27.07%. The company had revenue of $947.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $932.88 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. Sally Beauty’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sally Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.090-2.090 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current year.

About Sally Beauty

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.