e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) closed at $93.61 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.95% move from the prior day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.55%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.63%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.91%.
The stock of cosmetics company has risen by 15.12% in the past month, leading the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 2.61% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of e.l.f. Beauty in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on February 4, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $0.71, reflecting a 4.05% decrease from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $456.05 million, indicating a 28.35% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $2.85 per share and a revenue of $1.57 billion, signifying shifts of -15.93% and +19.31%, respectively, from the 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 such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.45% higher. e.l.f. Beauty is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, e.l.f. Beauty is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.17. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.57, which means e.l.f. Beauty is trading at a premium to the group.
One should further note that ELF currently holds a PEG ratio of 5.38. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. ELF's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.86 as of yesterday's close.
The Cosmetics industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, which puts it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
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