e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by equities research analysts at B. Riley in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a $150.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $110.00. B. Riley’s target price points to a potential upside of 17.46% from the company’s previous close. B. Riley also issued estimates for e.l.f. Beauty’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.
ELF has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $59.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $110.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Bank of America raised their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Raymond James upped their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $115.00 target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.24.
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e.l.f. Beauty Trading Up 1.9%
e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $332.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.45 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 7.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at e.l.f. Beauty
In related news, insider Jennifer Catherine Hartnett sold 9,506 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.52, for a total value of $1,107,639.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 53,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,280,777.56. The trade was a 14.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Tarang Amin sold 97,915 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total transaction of $5,224,744.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 181,289 shares in the company, valued at $9,673,581.04. The trade was a 35.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 327,207 shares of company stock valued at $25,252,926 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.50% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 84.9% in the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 6,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $814,000 after buying an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the fourth quarter worth $926,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 43,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,521,000 after buying an additional 6,387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the fourth quarter worth $718,000. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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