e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.270-3.320 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.610. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Down 19.6 %

Shares of NYSE ELF traded down $17.38 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $71.12. 23,523,065 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,417,069. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $122.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.93. e.l.f. Beauty has a 12 month low of $63.50 and a 12 month high of $221.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.35). e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 7.55% and a return on equity of 17.35%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $74.00 target price (down from $158.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $167.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $174.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price target (down previously from $150.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $70.00 price target (down previously from $153.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Friday. Five research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, e.l.f. Beauty presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Insider Activity at e.l.f. Beauty

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, insider Scott Milsten sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total value of $72,928.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 68,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,474,172.80. This trade represents a 0.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Tarang Amin sold 890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total value of $122,464.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 99,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,718,582.40. This trade represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,205 shares of company stock valued at $297,442 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.50% of the company’s stock.

About e.l.f. Beauty

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.