WINTON GROUP Ltd Invests $1.20 Million in e.l.f. Beauty $ELF

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 9,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,196,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ELF. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in e.l.f. Beauty by 97.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 58.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 577.7% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 129.1% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 394 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in e.l.f. Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000. Institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at e.l.f. Beauty

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, insider Mandy J. Fields sold 5,298 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 58,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,840,759.76. The trade was a 8.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Tarang Amin sold 116,315 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.24, for a total transaction of $15,381,495.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 81,818 shares in the company, valued at $10,819,612.32. This trade represents a 58.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 183,853 shares of company stock valued at $25,197,595 over the last quarter. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on ELF shares. Piper Sandler lowered e.l.f. Beauty from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $150.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $150.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $168.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped 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 report on Thursday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, e.l.f. Beauty currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $126.80.

e.l.f. Beauty Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE ELF opened at $78.59 on Thursday. e.l.f. Beauty has a 1-year low of $49.40 and a 1-year high of $150.99. The company has a 50-day moving average of $102.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.21. The company has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of 55.34, a P/E/G ratio of 6.68 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

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

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.