Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.60.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Sally Beauty from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Sally Beauty from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Sally Beauty from $12.80 to $14.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th.

Sally Beauty Stock Performance

NYSE SBH opened at $15.66 on Tuesday. Sally Beauty has a 52-week low of $7.54 and a 52-week high of $17.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of $15.06 and a 200-day moving average of $12.25. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.42 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 2.41.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.06. Sally Beauty had a return on equity of 28.11% and a net margin of 5.26%.The business had revenue of $947.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $932.88 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sally Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.090-2.090 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sally Beauty will post 1.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Max R. Rangel acquired 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $14.07 per share, for a total transaction of $49,245.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 3,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,245. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.56% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sally Beauty

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SBH. CWM LLC lifted its position in Sally Beauty by 123.7% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,949 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 4,948 shares during the last quarter. TradeLink Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the first quarter worth $136,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Sally Beauty by 9.4% in the first quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,876,396 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $16,944,000 after buying an additional 160,599 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Sally Beauty by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 16,490 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 3,095 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Sally Beauty by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,974,982 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $117,164,000 after buying an additional 546,267 shares during the period.

About Sally Beauty

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply segment offers beauty products, including hair color and care products, skin and nail care products, styling tools, and other beauty products for retail customers, salons, and salon professionals.