e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) Insider Mandy Fields Sells 4,327 Shares of Stock

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) insider Mandy Fields sold 4,327 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.53, for a total value of $222,970.31. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 106,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,511,700.33. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Up 4.5%

ELF opened at $60.76 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 132.09, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.69. e.l.f. Beauty has a one year low of $48.82 and a one year high of $150.99.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $449.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $423.06 million. e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 1.61%.e.l.f. Beauty’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.78 EPS. e.l.f. Beauty has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.270-3.320 EPS. Analysts predict that e.l.f. Beauty will post 2.41 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 97.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 58.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arax Advisory Partners bought a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ELF has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered e.l.f. Beauty from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $65.00 target price on e.l.f. Beauty in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $115.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, e.l.f. Beauty currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $78.38.

More e.l.f. Beauty News

Here are the key news stories impacting e.l.f. Beauty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Options traders were unusually active on the bullish side, with 15,457 call options bought on e.l.f. Beauty — about 50% above the average — suggesting some investors are positioning for upside. Source article
• Neutral Sentiment: Several executives sold shares on June 9 at $51.53, including CEO Tarang Amin, along with insiders Scott Milsten, Kory Marchisotto, Mandy J. Fields, Joshua Allen Franks, and Jennifer Catherine Hartnett. The sales were disclosed in SEC filings and appear to be routine insider transactions rather than a single company event. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: The breadth of insider selling could weigh on sentiment, since multiple top leaders and employees trimmed holdings at the same price, which may make investors cautious despite the company’s recent operational progress. SEC filing

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.