Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $23.31 Million Stock Holdings in e.l.f. Beauty $ELF

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH decreased its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) by 1.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 187,283 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,351 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.33% of e.l.f. Beauty worth $23,305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,979,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 2.4% in the second quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System increased its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 0.7% in the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,692,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 11.8% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 3.7% in the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 4,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $621,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, insider Mandy J. Fields sold 5,298 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.21, for a total value of $795,812.58. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 58,856 shares in the company, valued at $8,840,759.76. This trade represents a 8.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Scott Milsten sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.23, for a total transaction of $2,253,450.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 97,406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,633,303.38. The trade was a 13.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 296,430 shares of company stock valued at $40,444,041 in the last 90 days. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $145.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded e.l.f. Beauty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $121.00 to $128.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $126.80.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Up 0.6%

e.l.f. Beauty stock opened at $73.22 on Wednesday. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52 week low of $49.40 and a 52 week high of $150.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a PE ratio of 51.56, a PEG ratio of 6.28 and a beta of 1.61. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $122.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $115.50.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $343.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $367.89 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 5.90%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.800-2.850 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current year.

e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics and skin care products. The company focuses on the e-commerce, national retailers and international business channels. Its brands include elf, elf skin, WELL People and KEYS soulcare.