e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.47-$3.53 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.51. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.315-$1.335 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.32 billion. e.l.f. Beauty also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.470-3.530 EPS.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Up 3.5 %

ELF stock traded up $4.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $120.15. 3,872,222 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,892,833. e.l.f. Beauty has a one year low of $92.16 and a one year high of $221.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $112.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $155.89. The company has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 57.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.77.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.20. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 23.30% and a net margin of 10.80%. The business had revenue of $324.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.60 million. Research analysts predict that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ELF has been the topic of several research reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective (up from $162.00) on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen cut their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $235.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, B. Riley reduced their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $175.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $173.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 23,528 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.45, for a total transaction of $3,210,395.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 106,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,465,883.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About e.l.f. Beauty

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cosmetic and skin care products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, and Keys Soulcare brand names worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, face, paw, and skin care products. It sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer channels, which include e-commerce platforms in the United States, and internationally primarily through distributors.