Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.02 EPS

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) released its earnings results on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $935.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $935.88 million. Sally Beauty had a return on equity of 31.37% and a net margin of 4.13%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Sally Beauty updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Sally Beauty Stock Performance

Shares of Sally Beauty stock traded down $0.37 on Friday, reaching $13.41. 1,852,802 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,200,261. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $12.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.88. Sally Beauty has a 1-year low of $8.59 and a 1-year high of $14.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 9.31 and a beta of 1.53.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen increased their target price on Sally Beauty from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Sally Beauty from $8.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Sally Beauty from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Raymond James raised Sally Beauty from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Sally Beauty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.00.

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.