Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) CAO Kim Mcintosh Sells 5,900 Shares of Stock

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) CAO Kim Mcintosh sold 5,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.71, for a total value of $92,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 21,295 shares in the company, valued at $334,544.45. This represents a 21.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Sally Beauty Price Performance

Shares of SBH stock opened at $15.46 on Friday. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $7.54 and a 12 month high of $17.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.18 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $15.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $947.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $932.88 million. Sally Beauty had a return on equity of 27.07% and a net margin of 5.29%.Sally Beauty’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. Sally Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.090-2.090 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. will post 1.81 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SBH. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Sally Beauty by 392.5% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,906 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 1,519 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sally Beauty during the third quarter worth $35,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sally Beauty by 1,365.0% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,930 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 2,730 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Sally Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth about $119,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on SBH shares. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Sally Beauty from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Zacks Research downgraded Sally Beauty from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Sally Beauty from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.60.

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.