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Is It Worth Investing in e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) Right Now?
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 38.21x compared to its average ratio. ELF has 36-month beta value of 1.41. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ELF is 53.53M, and currently, short sellers hold a 13.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ELF on April 02, 2025 was 2.89M shares.
ELF’s Market Performance
ELF stock saw an increase of -1.31% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.69% and a quarterly increase of -49.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.63%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.76% for e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.12% for ELF’s stock, with a -49.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ELF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ELF stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for ELF by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ELF in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $74 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ELF reach a price target of $70, previously predicting the price at $153. The rating they have provided for ELF stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on February 07th, 2025.
DA Davidson gave a rating of “Neutral” to ELF, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on February 07th of the current year.
ELF Trading at -17.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ELF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -70.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.63%, as shares surge +0.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -49.39% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ELF fell by -1.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -67.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $65.64. In addition, e.l.f. Beauty Inc saw -48.83% 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 ELF starting from Watson Maureen C., who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $67.39 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Watson Maureen C. now owns 1,888 shares of e.l.f. Beauty Inc, valued at $269,580 using the latest closing price.
Watson Maureen C., the Director of e.l.f. Beauty Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $67.39 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Watson Maureen C. is holding shares at $269,580 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ELF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.71 for the gross margin
The net margin for e.l.f. Beauty Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 14.24, with 8.29 for asset returns.
Based on e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 26.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 188.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.90.
Conclusion
To put it simply, e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
