e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. B. Riley lifted their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $137.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $150.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.53.

e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance

NYSE ELF opened at $80.39 on Monday. e.l.f. Beauty has a 1 year low of $49.40 and a 1 year high of $150.99. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.61, a P/E/G ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 1.75.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $343.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $367.89 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 5.90%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-2.850 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 116,315 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.24, for a total value of $15,381,495.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 81,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,819,612.32. The trade was a 58.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ELF. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 97.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 58.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 577.7% in the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 647 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management increased its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 129.1% in the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 394 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty in the second quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

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.