2,501 Shares in e.l.f. Beauty $ELF Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $311,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ELF. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 133.3% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 427 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 1,734.6% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A boosted its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 244.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in e.l.f. Beauty by 167.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 577.7% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the period. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

e.l.f. Beauty Price Performance

e.l.f. Beauty stock opened at $69.90 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $118.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $114.88. The stock has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.91 and a beta of 1.61. e.l.f. Beauty has a 12-month low of $49.40 and a 12-month high of $150.99.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at e.l.f. Beauty

In related news, insider Mandy J. Fields sold 5,298 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.21, for a total transaction of $795,812.58. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 58,856 shares in the company, valued at $8,840,759.76. The trade was a 8.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Joshua Allen Franks sold 7,913 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total transaction of $1,147,385.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 99,369 shares in the company, valued at $14,408,505. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 296,430 shares of company stock worth $40,444,041. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on ELF. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $145.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on e.l.f. Beauty from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lowered e.l.f. Beauty from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $150.00 to $100.00 in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on e.l.f. Beauty from $150.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.80.

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.