e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Receives $122.07 Average Price Target from Analysts

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $122.0667.

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $115.00 price target on e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Thursday, February 5th.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Down 1.2%

ELF stock opened at $72.50 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.09 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a 50-day moving average of $83.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.23. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52-week low of $49.40 and a 52-week high of $150.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.89.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $489.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $461.78 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 6.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ELF. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in e.l.f. Beauty in the fourth quarter worth about $451,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 83.3% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 191,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,588,000 after purchasing an additional 87,163 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 50.3% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 80.6% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 14,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,072,000 after purchasing an additional 6,291 shares during the period. Finally, White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $290,000. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

e.l.f. Beauty (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.