e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) is expected to announce its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.76 per share and revenue of $328.21 million for the quarter. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY25 guidance at $3.47-$3.53 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.470-3.530 EPS.Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.34. e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 19.34%. The firm had revenue of $301.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.43 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.66 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect e.l.f. Beauty to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Down 6.5 %

Shares of NYSE ELF opened at $100.07 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52 week low of $98.50 and a 52 week high of $221.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $126.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Maureen C. Watson sold 785 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $102,050.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $245,440. The trade was a 29.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Scott Milsten sold 530 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.60, for a total transaction of $72,928.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 2,205 shares of company stock valued at $297,442. Insiders own 3.50% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on ELF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $154.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $170.00 target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a report on Friday, December 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price target for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $131.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $169.06.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

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.