e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) is -54.73% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $49.40 and a high of $219.77 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The ELF stock was last observed hovering at around $55.33 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 1.51%.
Currently trading at $56.84, the stock is -0.39% and -11.51% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.02 million and changing 2.73% at the moment leaves the stock -50.61% off its SMA200. ELF registered -63.73% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -47.47%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $64.5742 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $115.7942.
The stock witnessed a -12.38% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -51.29%, and is 8.95% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 6.73% over the week and 7.78% over the month.
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) has around 475 employees, a market worth around $3.12B and $1.30B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 33.80 and Fwd P/E is 16.26. Profit margin for the company is 7.55%. Distance from 52-week low is 15.06% and -74.14% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (10.15%).
with sales reaching $327.97M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 4.79% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 27.84% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 2.13% in year-over-year returns.
678.0 institutions hold shares in e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF), with institutional investors hold 114.90% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 56.40M, and float is at 53.53M with Short Float at 13.94%. Institutions hold 111.96% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 5.24 million shares valued at $1.1 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 9.361 of the ELF Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 5.08 million shares valued at $1.07 billion to account for 9.0681 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO which holds 3.8 million shares representing 6.797 and valued at over $801.69 million, while WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP holds 5.5687 of the shares totaling 3.12 million with a market value of $656.81 million.
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by MARCHISOTTO KORY,. SEC filings show that MARCHISOTTO KORY sold 51,350 shares of the company’s common stock on Apr 21 ’25 at a price of $53.36 per share for a total of $2.74 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.15 million shares.
e.l.f. Beauty Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Apr 21 ’25 that Franks Joshua Allen (SVP, Operations) sold a total of 51,353 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Apr 21 ’25 and was made at $53.36 per share for $2.74 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.11 million shares of the ELF stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Apr 21 ’25, Hartnett Jennifer Catherine (Chief Commercial Officer) disposed off 23,376 shares at an average price of $53.36 for $1.25 million. The insider now directly holds 72,546 shares of e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF).
