Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. Lowered by William Blair (NYSE:ELF)

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF) – Analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 26th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for e.l.f. Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $2.85 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for e.l.f. Beauty’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 22nd. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.16. e.l.f. Beauty had a net margin of 12.47% and a return on equity of 26.64%. The firm had revenue of $321.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.47 million.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on ELF. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $214.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $167.00 to $151.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $197.00 to $182.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.93.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Performance

ELF opened at $210.74 on Thursday. e.l.f. Beauty has a twelve month low of $88.47 and a twelve month high of $221.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.79 billion, a PE ratio of 94.93, a PEG ratio of 5.19 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $181.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $174.46.

Insider Activity

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, SVP Joshua Allen Franks sold 727 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.16, for a total value of $120,071.32. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 83,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,829,837.76. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, SVP Joshua Allen Franks sold 727 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.16, for a total transaction of $120,071.32. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 83,736 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,829,837.76. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mandy J. Fields sold 1,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.90, for a total value of $218,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 77,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,492,835.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 256,167 shares of company stock valued at $44,029,811 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On e.l.f. Beauty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,050,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,351,000 after acquiring an additional 79,701 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,540,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,744,000 after buying an additional 126,231 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 952,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,538,000 after acquiring an additional 7,999 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 641.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 832,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,423,000 after acquiring an additional 720,098 shares during the period. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC acquired a new position in e.l.f. Beauty in the 1st quarter valued at $133,940,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

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.