On Tuesday, Sally Beauty got ratings boost and price target hikes from some analysts.
Cowen analyst Oliver Chen raised the beauty retail company’s shares to outperform from market perform. Chen boosted his price target to $30 from $28.
The analyst cited “favorable hair and salon trends” and Sally Beauty's “structural modernization efforts” as factors that should eventually lead to improved brand awareness and earnings growth. According to him, tailwinds to the company included COVID-19-driven do-it-yourself at-home trends yielding about 20% color category growth.
Chen indicated that Sally Beauty is emerging from the pandemic as a stronger retailer on the back of its digital offerings, improving store experience on rehabs, and strategic store closures.
Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh raised rating on Sally Beauty shares to outperform from perform, with a $24 price target. Parikh said that the over 20% pullback in the shares from recent May highs creates an attractive entry point for "value players." Sally Beauty has sustainable earnings per share power in at least the $2.35 range, according to Parikh.
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The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. SBH’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.544) is normal, around the industry mean (4.871). P/E Ratio (7.492) is within average values for comparable stocks, (29.584). SBH's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.599) is slightly lower than the industry average of (1.349). SBH has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.000) as compared to the industry average of (0.028). P/S Ratio (0.370) is also within normal values, averaging (1.296).
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. SBH’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 88, placing this stock worse than average.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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