Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) Releases Q1 2027 Earnings Guidance

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) issued an update on its first quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.480-0.520 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.520. The company issued revenue guidance of $945.0 million-$955.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $948.3 million. Sally Beauty also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 2.200-2.300 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on SBH. Weiss Ratings lowered Sally Beauty from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sally Beauty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Sally Beauty in a report on Friday, October 30th. They set a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $18.00 price target on Sally Beauty and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sally Beauty currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.20.

Sally Beauty Stock Performance

SBH stock opened at $20.67 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of $1.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.77 and a beta of 1.09. Sally Beauty has a 12 month low of $11.54 and a 12 month high of $21.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $16.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.18.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 10th. The specialty retailer reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $952.53 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $950.12 million. Sally Beauty had a net margin of 5.16% and a return on equity of 24.36%. Sally Beauty’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. Sally Beauty has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.480-0.520 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 2.200-2.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Sally Beauty will post 2.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Sally Beauty

Here are the key news stories impacting Sally Beauty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: For the quarter ended September 2026, Sally Beauty reported EPS of $0.62 versus the $0.60 consensus and revenue of $952.5 million versus roughly $950.1 million expected. EPS increased from $0.55 a year earlier, while revenue grew 0.6%. Sally Beauty Reports Q4 Earnings Above Estimates and Raises FY2027 Outlook Above Consensus
• Positive Sentiment: The company set fiscal 2027 EPS guidance at $2.20–$2.30, with the midpoint slightly above the $2.24 analyst consensus. It also expects about $3.8 billion in revenue, in line with estimates. Sally Beauty Holdings Sees Slight Growth In FY27
• Positive Sentiment: Longer-term growth initiatives showed progress: Sally Ignited expanded to 80 stores, and full-year e-commerce sales rose 10%. Sally Beauty: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Management cited positive sales momentum heading into the holiday period, but quarterly revenue growth remained modest. Sally Beauty enters the holidays with positive sales momentum
• Negative Sentiment: First-quarter fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $0.48–$0.52 has a midpoint below the $0.52 consensus, tempering the otherwise favorable earnings and annual outlook. Revenue guidance of $945 million–$955 million broadly brackets the $948.3 million estimate.

About Sally Beauty

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. is a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty products. It serves both individual consumers and salon professionals through retail stores, online channels and professional distribution. The company operates Sally Beauty, which sells products such as hair color and care items, styling tools, nail products and skincare. Its CosmoProf business supplies salons and other beauty professionals with products, equipment and related educational resources. Sally Beauty traces its roots to a beauty supply store opened in New Orleans in 1964.