Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is back on traders’ screens after solid quarterly results helped lift the stock, even as flat same-store sales and an unchanged store count raise questions about how much further revenue can grow.
See our latest analysis for Sally Beauty Holdings.
At a share price of $15.75, Sally Beauty’s recent 2.5% 1‑day and 8.7% year to date share price returns sit alongside a 40.9% 1 year total shareholder return, hinting that traders see the latest quarterly update as easing some concerns around flat same store sales and a steady store footprint. However, the longer term 3 and 5 year total shareholder returns of 6.9% and 17.3% suggest momentum has been more gradual over time.
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With the shares at $15.75, trading only slightly below the $16.25 analyst target but at an implied 39% discount to one intrinsic value estimate, you have to ask: is there still an opportunity here, or is the market already pricing in future growth?
Most Popular Narrative: 3.1% Undervalued
With Sally Beauty’s US$15.75 share price sitting slightly below an estimated fair value of US$16.25, the most followed narrative frames this as a modest discount grounded in steady but unspectacular growth assumptions.
Ongoing cost structure optimization through the Fuel for Growth program is delivering significant SG&A and gross margin savings, enabling both reinvestment in growth initiatives and direct improvement to net margins and earnings over the next several years.
Curious how small tweaks to margins, modest revenue growth, and a restrained future P/E can still support a higher value? The full narrative lays out the earnings path, the share count assumptions, and the discount rate that tie this fair value together. Want to see how those moving parts fit around today’s price target debate?
Result: Fair Value of $16.25 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what’s behind the forecasts.
However, there are still clear pressure points, including ongoing softness in key care categories and the risk that slower digital adoption could limit revenue growth and compress margins.
Find out about the key risks to this Sally Beauty Holdings narrative.
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