e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF – Get Free Report) is one of 55 public companies in the “Personal Care Products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare e.l.f. Beauty to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares e.l.f. Beauty and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| e.l.f. Beauty | $1.64 billion | $26.32 million | 116.22 |
| e.l.f. Beauty Competitors | $8.28 billion | $1.11 billion | 8.54 |
e.l.f. Beauty’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty’s peers have a beta of 0.80, indicating that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares e.l.f. Beauty and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| e.l.f. Beauty | 3.38% | 14.07% | 6.81% |
| e.l.f. Beauty Competitors | -5.56% | -65.90% | -0.31% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for e.l.f. Beauty and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| e.l.f. Beauty | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2.78 |
| e.l.f. Beauty Competitors | 897 | 2928 | 3657 | 228 | 2.42 |
e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus price target of $117.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.10%. As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies have a potential upside of 1.53%. Given e.l.f. Beauty’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe e.l.f. Beauty has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
e.l.f. Beauty beats its peers on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
e.l.f. Beauty Company Profile
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics 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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