Analysts Set Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Price Target at $14.60

Shares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.60.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. Zacks Research cut Sally Beauty from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Sally Beauty in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Sally Beauty from $12.80 to $14.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Max R. Rangel bought 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.07 per share, with a total value of $49,245.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 3,500 shares in the company, valued at $49,245. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SBH. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Sally Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth about $176,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Sally Beauty in the third quarter worth approximately $721,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Sally Beauty by 99.1% in the third quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 121,489 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,978,000 after purchasing an additional 60,472 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Sally Beauty during the third quarter worth approximately $817,000. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP purchased a new position in Sally Beauty during the third quarter valued at approximately $74,842,000.

Sally Beauty Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of NYSE:SBH opened at $16.46 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 2.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.85 and a beta of 1.33. Sally Beauty has a 1-year low of $7.54 and a 1-year high of $17.40. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $15.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.36.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.06. Sally Beauty had a return on equity of 28.11% and a net margin of 5.26%.The company had revenue of $947.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $932.88 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sally Beauty has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.090-2.090 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Sally Beauty will post 1.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Sally Beauty

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply segment offers beauty products, including hair color and care products, skin and nail care products, styling tools, and other beauty products for retail customers, salons, and salon professionals.