The stock price of e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) has jumped by 2.90 compared to previous close of 121.87. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.13% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-24 that e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock’s prospects.
Is It Worth Investing in e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) Right Now?
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.30x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ELF is 1.51. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ELF is 54.53M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.37% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ELF on June 26, 2025 was 2.82M shares.
ELF’s Market Performance
ELF’s stock has seen a -0.13% decrease for the week, with a 49.42% rise in the past month and a 92.64% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.07% for e.l.f. Beauty Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.78% for ELF’s stock, with a 27.04% 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 42.34% 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 -42.94% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ELF starting from Franks Joshua Allen, who sale 13,189 shares at the price of $125.00 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, Franks Joshua Allen now owns 107,282 shares of e.l.f. Beauty Inc, valued at $1,648,625 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ELF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.71 for the gross margin
The net margin for e.l.f. Beauty Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 15.97, with 9.43 for asset returns.
Based on e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -236.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 158.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.05.
Conclusion
In conclusion, e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
