The price-to-earnings ratio for e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) is above average at 59.95x. The 36-month beta value for ELF is also noteworthy at 1.57. 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 at present, short sellers hold a 12.29% of that float. The average trading volume of ELF on July 08, 2025 was 2.64M shares.
ELF) stock’s latest price update
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) has seen a decline in its stock price by -5.92% in relation to its previous close of $122.39. However, the company has experienced a -7.47% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-08 that Zacks.com users have recently been watching e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) quite a bit.
ELF’s Market Performance
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) has seen a -7.47% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -0.57% decline in the past month and a 109.62% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.40% for ELF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.04% for ELF’s stock, with a 16.16% 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 15.81% 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 -47.61% 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 5.07. 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 summary, e.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
