FY2025 EPS Estimates for Sally Beauty Lowered by Analyst

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sally Beauty in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. DA Davidson analyst L. Weiser now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $1.73 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.82. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $10.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sally Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Sally Beauty’s FY2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on shares of Sally Beauty in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $14.00 price objective for the company. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $14.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Sally Beauty from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James upgraded shares of Sally Beauty from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Sally Beauty from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sally Beauty has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.70.

Sally Beauty Stock Performance

NYSE SBH opened at $9.32 on Thursday. Sally Beauty has a 52-week low of $9.03 and a 52-week high of $14.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 2.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $10.77 and a 200-day moving average of $12.10. The stock has a market cap of $949.66 million, a PE ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 1.55.

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The specialty retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43. The company had revenue of $937.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $941.44 million. Sally Beauty had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 30.35%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sally Beauty

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SBH. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in Sally Beauty by 1,177.7% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,136,121 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $11,872,000 after acquiring an additional 1,047,199 shares during the last quarter. Lightrock Netherlands B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,413,000. Ranmore Fund Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,517,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Sally Beauty by 102.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,418,465 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $14,823,000 after purchasing an additional 716,613 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sally Beauty in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,746,000.

Insider Activity at Sally Beauty

In related news, CAO Kim Mcintosh sold 4,300 shares of Sally Beauty stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.53, for a total transaction of $62,479.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 16,685 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,433.05. The trade was a 20.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Scott C. Sherman sold 13,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.49, for a total transaction of $195,615.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 42,431 shares in the company, valued at $614,825.19. The trade was a 24.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sally Beauty Company Profile

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply segment offers beauty products, including hair color and care products, skin and nail care products, styling tools, and other beauty products for retail customers, salons, and salon professionals.