ELFConsumer Defensive · Household & Personal ProductsThe 18 Wall Street analysts covering e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $83 — -0.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 20 of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026 — in the weakest quartile.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Quality (62): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.
Issuance (13): The company has been issuing shares or taking on financing, diluting existing holders.
The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership.
The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on ELF, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
The green dot is the last close — the median target sits −0.2% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 7 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2026 | Jefferies | Maintains | Buy | $72 → $100 |
| 21 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $65 → $85 |
| 17 July 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Buy | $90 → $97 |
| 17 July 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 16 July 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $80 → $94 |
| 16 July 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 16 July 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 16 July 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | $60 → $80 |
| 14 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $87 → $92 |
| 14 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 14 July 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains | Strong Buy | — |
| 14 July 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains | Strong Buy | $85 → $87 |
| 11 June 2026 | Bernstein | Initiates | Market Perform | — |
| 26 May 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 May 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 May 2026 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 May 2026 | Jefferies | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 21 May 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 21 May 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
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Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. ELF appears on the weeks it earns a place.
e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, and Bubble have announced a limited-edition collaboration collection that blends skincare and makeup, featuring products based on fan-favorite items from both brands.
Why it matters — The collaboration leverages the popularity of both brands' communities and could expand e.l.f.'s reach in the skincare-makeup hybrid category.
Zacks previews e.l.f. Beauty's fiscal first-quarter earnings, projecting sales to climb 20.3% thanks to momentum from rhode and skincare, while noting softer organic sales and profitability pressure. The piece assesses whether the company is positioned to beat expectations.
Why it matters — ELF watchers would care because the report gauges whether upcoming first-quarter results can top expectations as growth drivers offset ongoing margin and organic-sales headwinds.
e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) closed at $82.26 in the latest trading session, a +1.68% increase from the prior day and outperforming the broader market.
Why it matters — ELF watchers would note the stock's positive daily movement and relative strength against the broader market as a potential indicator of investor sentiment.
e.l.f. Beauty is expected to report strong fiscal first-quarter results on August 5, though investors remain focused on management's outlook for consumer demand and whether the company will maintain its full-year guidance.
Why it matters — The company's outlook on demand and its ability to hold full-year guidance will be key signals for shareholders assessing near-term performance.
Zacks Investment Research published a preview noting that e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) appears to have the right combination of key ingredients likely to lead to an earnings beat in its upcoming report.
Why it matters — ELF watchers would care because a potential earnings beat can influence short-term sentiment around the stock ahead of the company's next financial results.
The 18 Wall Street analysts covering e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $83, with estimates ranging from $50 to $100. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 18 analysts covering e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., 11 rate it a Buy, 7 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. 20 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 1 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 1 Aug 2026, e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ranks 20 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (62 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 18 analysts implies -0.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. 20 out of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for ELF are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $50 to $100 over the next 12 months.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. returned -29.0% over the 12 months to 3 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Elf Beauty Inc. is a multi-brand beauty company that develops and markets cosmetics and skin care products with a focus on being inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan, and cruelty free.
The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 3 Aug 2026): "e.l.f. and Bubble Launch Limited-Edition Hybrid Holy Grails in Skincare-Makeup Collaboration". e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, and Bubble have announced a limited-edition collaboration collection that blends skincare and makeup, featuring products based on fan-favorite items from both brands.
Elf Beauty Inc. is a multi-brand beauty company that develops and markets cosmetics and skin care products with a focus on being inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan, and cruelty free. Its portfolio spans color cosmetics and skin care across categories such as eye, lip, face, and overall skin health, along with related beauty tools and accessories. Key brands include e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Naturium, Well People, and Keys Soulcare, allowing the company to serve both mass and prestige-oriented consumers. Elf Beauty Inc. distributes its products through major national and international retailers as well as its own e-commerce platforms, giving it a broad omnichannel presence in the global beauty market. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company operates within the consumer defensive segment, specifically the household and personal products industry, and plays a notable role in the growing market for ethically positioned beauty products.
CEO Mr. Tarang P. Amin · 849 employees · United States · https://www.elfbeauty.com