e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Receives $122.07 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $122.0667.

ELF has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $92.00 target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th.

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

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 97.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 58.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new position in e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Down 4.1%

ELF opened at $66.80 on Friday. e.l.f. Beauty has a fifty-two week low of $49.40 and a fifty-two week high of $150.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.74, a PEG ratio of 5.85 and a beta of 1.68. The company’s 50-day moving average is $82.25 and its 200 day moving average is $95.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.89.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $489.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $461.78 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 15.08%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.74 EPS. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.050-3.100 EPS. Research analysts expect that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 earnings per share 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.