e.l.f. Beauty FY2025 EPS Forecast Lowered by William Blair

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.44 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.45. The consensus estimate for e.l.f. Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for e.l.f. Beauty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on e.l.f. Beauty from $90.00 to $81.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $120.00 to $85.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $127.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $174.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $142.00 to $124.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.88.

e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ELF opened at $67.92 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.83 billion, a PE ratio of 40.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.31. e.l.f. Beauty has a 52 week low of $49.40 and a 52 week high of $219.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $61.33 and its 200-day moving average is $95.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.90.

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.76 by ($0.35). e.l.f. Beauty had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 7.55%.

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

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Baillie Gifford & Co. boosted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 51.0% during the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 8,009,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,005,584,000 after acquiring an additional 2,703,742 shares during the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 99.7% in the fourth quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,226,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111,550 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 40.9% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,305,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,437,000 after purchasing an additional 669,321 shares during the last quarter. Aspex Management HK Ltd bought a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the 4th quarter worth $73,576,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty during the 4th quarter valued at $68,775,000. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Maureen C. Watson sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.39, for a total transaction of $269,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,888 shares in the company, valued at $127,232.32. This trade represents a 67.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Kory Marchisotto sold 51,350 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total transaction of $2,740,036.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 152,492 shares in the company, valued at $8,136,973.12. This trade represents a 25.19 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 204,618 shares of company stock valued at $10,974,536 in the last 90 days. 3.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About e.l.f. Beauty

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.