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The price of Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (NYSE: SBH) closed at $8.85 in the last session, up 2.08% from day before closing price of $8.67. In other words, the price has increased by $2.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SBH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 2.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.12.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Canaccord Genuity on January 16, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On November 25, 2024, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $14 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 13 ’25 when Mary Beth Edwards bought 26,592 shares for $9.50 per share.
Sherman Scott C sold 13,500 shares of SBH for $195,615 on Nov 25 ’24. The insider now owns 42,431 shares after completing the transaction at $14.49 per share. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, McIntosh Kim, who serves as the GVP, CONTROLLER & CAO of the company, sold 4,300 shares for $14.53 each. As a result, the insider received 62,479 and left with 16,685 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Sally’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.37.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SBH has reached a high of $14.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.38%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 101.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 100.15M. Insiders hold about 1.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 112.74% stake in the company.
