e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $120.9412.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ELF shares. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $165.00 to $136.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 24th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $145.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $137.00 to $103.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On e.l.f. Beauty

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ELF. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 29.3% in the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 0.6% in the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,979,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 2.4% in the second quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 0.7% during the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,692,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al raised its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 1.9% during the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 5,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock opened at $85.06 on Thursday. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $80.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.51. The stock has a market cap of $5.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.90, a PEG ratio of 8.18 and a beta of 1.73. e.l.f. Beauty has a 12-month low of $49.40 and a 12-month high of $150.99.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $343.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $367.89 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 5.90% and a return on equity of 13.77%. e.l.f. Beauty’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-2.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.