e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF – Get Rating) had its price target hoisted by Canaccord Genuity Group from $63.00 to $78.00 in a research note released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Raymond James boosted their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $63.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $64.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of e.l.f. Beauty in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. They issued a hold rating for the company. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of e.l.f. Beauty from $55.00 to $64.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of e.l.f. Beauty from a buy rating to a hold rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $66.36.

e.l.f. Beauty Stock Performance

NYSE:ELF opened at $67.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion, a PE ratio of 79.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $54.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. e.l.f. Beauty has a 12-month low of $20.49 and a 12-month high of $69.30.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other e.l.f. Beauty news, insider Scott Milsten sold 55,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.98, for a total value of $3,133,900.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 127,560 shares in the company, valued at $7,268,368.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Tarang Amin sold 39,740 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.56, for a total transaction of $2,207,954.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 347,496 shares in the company, valued at $19,306,877.76. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Scott Milsten sold 55,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.98, for a total value of $3,133,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 127,560 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,268,368.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On e.l.f. Beauty

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ELF. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its holdings in e.l.f. Beauty by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 16,532 shares of the company's stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in shares of e.l.f. Beauty by 260.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 30,350 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 21,922 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new position in shares of e.l.f. Beauty in the 2nd quarter valued at about $676,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in e.l.f. Beauty during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $744,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in e.l.f. Beauty during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $644,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company's stock.

About e.l.f. Beauty

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e.l.f. Beauty, Inc operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cosmetic 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. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

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