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E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF - Free Report) closed at $114.23, marking a +1.54% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.84%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 2.24%.
Heading into today, shares of the cosmetics company had gained 5.59% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 1.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.67% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from e.l.f. Beauty as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, e.l.f. Beauty is projected to report earnings of $0.58 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 48.72%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $184.51 million, up 50.5% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.82 per share and revenue of $727.08 million. These totals would mark changes of +9.64% and +25.61%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for e.l.f. Beauty. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.44% higher. e.l.f. Beauty is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, e.l.f. Beauty is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 61.88. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 33.12.
It is also worth noting that ELF currently has a PEG ratio of 3.09. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. ELF's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.18 as of yesterday's close.
The Cosmetics industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 84, putting it in the top 34% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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E.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, e.l.f. Beauty (ELF - Free Report) closed at $114.23, marking a +1.54% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.84%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 2.24%.
Heading into today, shares of the cosmetics company had gained 5.59% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 1.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.67% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from e.l.f. Beauty as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, e.l.f. Beauty is projected to report earnings of $0.58 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 48.72%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $184.51 million, up 50.5% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.82 per share and revenue of $727.08 million. These totals would mark changes of +9.64% and +25.61%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for e.l.f. Beauty. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.44% higher. e.l.f. Beauty is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
In terms of valuation, e.l.f. Beauty is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 61.88. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 33.12.
It is also worth noting that ELF currently has a PEG ratio of 3.09. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. ELF's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.18 as of yesterday's close.
The Cosmetics industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 84, putting it in the top 34% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.