A Closer Look at e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF)’s Operating Margin

At the time of writing, e.l.f. Beauty Inc [ELF] stock is trading at $64.44, down -1.01%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ELF shares have gain 1.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.48%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

e.l.f. Beauty Inc [NYSE: ELF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 07, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $74 from $158. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on February 07, 2025, and dropped its price target to $70. On February 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $80 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $153 on January 13, 2025. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $165 as its price target on December 13, 2024. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on December 12, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $133. In a note dated October 16, 2024, Truist reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $210 to $130.

For the past year, the stock price of e.l.f. Beauty Inc fluctuated between $60.35 and $219.77. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $130 within the next 12 months. e.l.f. Beauty Inc [NYSE: ELF] shares were valued at $64.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 101.74% based on the average ELF price forecast.

Analyzing the ELF fundamentals

According to e.l.f. Beauty Inc [NYSE:ELF], the company’s sales were 1.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 31.14% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.71% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.39.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 63.28 points at the first support level, and at 62.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 65.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 66.85.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that e.l.f. Beauty Inc [NYSE:ELF] has a current ratio of 1.90. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.17, and the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.79, the price to book ratio is 4.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.32.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Watson Maureen C., Director, that happened on Mar 07 ’25 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Director, Watson Maureen C. completed a deal on Mar 07 ’25 to buy 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Levitan Lauren Cooks sold 4900.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.

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