e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) to Post Earnings on Wednesday

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2027 results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.71 per share and revenue of $432.8520 million for the quarter. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.270-3.320 EPS. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.03. e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 1.61% and a return on equity of 11.02%. The company had revenue of $449.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $423.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.78 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect e.l.f. Beauty to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance

ELF stock opened at $83.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 182.55, a P/E/G ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $66.14 and its 200 day moving average is $71.67. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52 week low of $48.82 and a 52 week high of $150.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Mandy J. Fields sold 8,464 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.94, for a total transaction of $439,620.16. Following the transaction, the insider owned 111,288 shares in the company, valued at $5,780,298.72. The trade was a 7.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Kory Marchisotto sold 4,352 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.53, for a total value of $224,258.56. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 181,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,371,658.04. The trade was a 2.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 121,855 shares of company stock valued at $8,351,493. 3.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On e.l.f. Beauty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 47.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,197,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $167,086,000 after acquiring an additional 711,540 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,737,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,095,000 after purchasing an additional 13,231 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 37.7% in the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 1,319,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,337,000 after purchasing an additional 361,371 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,184,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,091,000 after purchasing an additional 138,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 17.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 620,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,165,000 after purchasing an additional 94,026 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ELF has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $64.00 price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Citigroup boosted their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $115.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Evercore started coverage on e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. They set an “inline” rating and a $68.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.75.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) is an American cosmetics company known for offering an extensive range of affordable, trend-driven makeup and skincare products. The company’s portfolio spans foundations, lipsticks, mascaras, brushes, serums, masks and other beauty essentials, all positioned at accessible price points. e.l.f. Beauty maintains a direct-to-consumer platform through its e-commerce site and engages in widespread retail partnerships with major chains such as Target, Walmart, Ulta Beauty and Amazon.

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Oakland, California, e.l.f.