The stock of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH) has gone up by 3.51% for the week, with a -1.82% drop in the past month and a 15.71% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.86% for SBH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.11% for SBH’s stock, with a 9.27% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (NYSE: SBH) Right Now?
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (NYSE: SBH) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 9.44x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.53. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for SBH is 102.06M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.09% of that float. On October 18, 2024, the average trading volume of SBH was 1.31M shares.
SBH) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (NYSE: SBH) has jumped by 2.05 compared to previous close of 12.70. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.51% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-03 that SBH is focusing on innovation and customer-centric strategies to drive growth. However, it faces challenges from weak consumer sentiment and higher costs.
Analysts’ Opinion of SBH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SBH stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for SBH by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SBH in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $15 based on the research report published on December 15, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SBH reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for SBH stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on August 12th, 2022.
SBH Trading at 1.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SBH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.71%, as shares sank -4.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +38.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SBH rose by +3.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.11. In addition, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc saw -2.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SBH starting from Sherman Scott C, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $12.95 back on Feb 22 ’24. After this action, Sherman Scott C now owns 35,014 shares of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc, valued at $129,520 using the latest closing price.
Paulonis Denise, the President & CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc, purchase 4,000 shares at $11.29 during a trade that took place back on Dec 12 ’23, which means that Paulonis Denise is holding 170,826 shares at $45,160 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SBH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sally Beauty Holdings Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 27.77, with 5.48 for asset returns.
Based on Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 342.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 40.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.12.
Conclusion
To sum up, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
