NYSE: SBH

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) (SBH) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$15.63−0.27 (−1.7%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Sally Beauty's week featured a multiyear marketing partnership, with the company becoming the Official Beauty Retailer of the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, spanning in-stadium advertising, digital media and interactive activations. An adviser also filed an amended disclosure on its holdings in SBH shares, a background filing that drew no particular reaction. Otherwise coverage was largely descriptive, with no new operational or regulatory news beyond the sponsorship announcement.

SBH closed at $15.63, down 1.7% on the day, sitting below its 50-day average of $16.35 but above its 200-day average of $14.91, reflecting a mixed trend picture. The GekkoIndex reads 62.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Shares trade 12.2% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $17.80, a gap that bears watching.

The next earnings report is due 12 November 2026, before the open, which falls outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw adjusted EPS of $0.55 meet estimates with a 10.6% price reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 7.6% gain over the past 5 years, rising in 4 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the current 3-firm analyst consensus target of $17.00.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) price vs fair value

$17.80$15.63Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $15.63200-day averageGekko Fair Value $17.80

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) quick facts

Market cap
$1.49B
P/E ratio
8.4
Forward P/E
7.5
EPS, TTM
$1.92
Revenue, TTM
$3.73B
Profit margin
5.2%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.03
Volume
1.30M avg 1.44M
1-year return
+5.0%
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.1%
50-day average
$16.35
200-day average
$14.91
Next earnings
Nov 12 before open
Shares outstanding
93.62M
52-week range
$11.54$17.92

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) swing-trade checklist

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $15.63 sits between the 50-day ($16.35) and 200-day ($14.91) averages, or the averages disagree.

    See the chart
  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    62.3, Accumulation

    Reading 62.3 is in the Accumulation zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuesupportive

    12.2% below

    Price is 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 31 days

    Next report Nov 12, 2026, 31 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +7.6% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +7.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock chart and price history

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) closed at $15.63 on Oct 12, 2026, +5.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $11.54 to $17.92.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$12$14NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct15.63

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−2.1%
3 months
+8.8%
6 months
+10.5%
1 year
+5.0%
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About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)

Sally Beauty Holdings sells professional beauty products, reaching both everyday shoppers and salon professionals. It is best known for the Sally Beauty Supply stores, which stock hair color, haircare, skincare, nail care and styling tools for home and salon use, carrying brands like Wella, Clairol, OPI, Conair and L'Oreal alongside its own labels.

The company runs through two divisions. Alongside Sally Beauty Supply, the Beauty Systems Group arm supplies salons and licensed beauticians with similar categories of product, including hair color, treatments, skin and nail items and tools, offered through professional stores, online ordering, a direct sales force and franchised locations under the Armstrong McCall name. This division also sells third-party lines such as Paul Mitchell, Matrix, Schwarzkopf, Kenra, Goldwell, Joico and Olaplex. Beyond its stores, the company reaches customers through distributors, direct sales efforts and large salon retail outlets, with locations spanning the United States and a number of other countries in the Americas and Europe.

The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Denton, Texas. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker SBH.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Specialty stores
Website
sallybeautyholdings.com

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 points over five sessions.

010062.3Accumulation

Up 1.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying23+0.1%+1.8%+2.9%−6.3%
Accumulation (current zone)249+0.9%+1.0%+0.4%+1.5%
Neutral3930.0%+0.5%+1.7%+6.2%
Distribution16+2.6%+2.3%+8.3%+7.9%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average SBH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) trades 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.80, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$17.80

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

12.2% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 11.2% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$18$16Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.), and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for SBH in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SBH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$25.59M
As a share of market cap
1.72%
Trailing four quarters
$92.60M

From company filings.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) earnings: next date and track record

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) reports on Nov 12, 2026, before the open (31 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+7.0%Nov ’24+1.2%Feb ’25+14.6%May ’25+20.8%Aug ’25−3.4%Nov ’25−3.5%Feb ’26−10.9%May ’26+10.6%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 3, 2026 AI summary

What they said
SBH reported Q3 fiscal 2026 net sales of $935 million with flat comparable sales. Adjusted operating income was $87 million, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.55 rose 8% year-over-year. Sally segment comps grew 1.6% (U.S./Canada +3.5%), driven by color category strength (+9%). BSG segment comps declined 2.1%, pressured by K18 launch lap and weak hair care/styling tools. Operating cash flow was $81 million.
Guidance
Management expects hair care improvement from ongoing category resets and innovation pipeline expansion. BSG recovery targeted through stronger price-forward messaging and new brand launches. Q4 initiatives include expanded brand distribution and new customer acquisition campaigns.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 3, 2026$0.55
est $0.55
+0.9%$935.5M
est $938.4M
−0.3%+10.6%
May 11, 2026$0.44
est $0.41
+7.3%$903.4M
est $901.4M
+0.2%−10.9%
Feb 9, 2026$0.48
est $0.47
+2.1%$943.2M
est $940.2M
+0.3%−3.5%
Nov 13, 2025$0.55
est $0.48
+15.1%$947.1M
est $933.2M
+1.5%−3.4%
Aug 5, 2025$0.51
est $0.42
+21.4%$933.3M
est $932.6M
+0.1%+20.8%
May 12, 2025$0.42
est $0.39
+7.7%$883.1M
est $901.5M
−2.0%+14.6%
Feb 13, 2025$0.43
est $0.43
0.0%$937.9M
est $943.2M
−0.6%+1.2%
Nov 14, 2024$0.50
est $0.47
+6.4%$935.0M
est $939.4M
−0.5%+7.0%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) is $17.00, +8.8% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$17.00consensus 12-month target, +8.8% from the last close
Low $13High $20
Buy2
Hold0
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 23Canaccord GenuityBuy, maintained$20+28.0%
Aug 4Morgan StanleySell, reiterated$13−16.8%
Aug 4Canaccord GenuityBuy, reiterated$20+28.0%
Aug 4TD CowenBuy, reiterated$19+21.6%
Aug 3TD CowenBuy, reiterated$19+21.6%
+0.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+7.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) averaged +7.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+15.6%2021+2.4%2022+18.1%2023+4.5%2024−0.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+4.0%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.1%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+6.0%5 of 5
Next 20 trading days+7.6%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+14.0%4 of 5

For scale, SBH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.1%.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) market cap and key statistics

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s market cap is $1.49B, with a P/E ratio of 8.4 and revenue of $3.73B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.49B
P/E ratio
8.4
Forward P/E
7.5
EPS, TTM
$1.92
Gekko Fair Value
$17.80

Trading

Volume
1.30M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.44M
52-week high
$17.92
52-week low
$11.54
Shares outstanding
93.62M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.73B
Profit margin
5.2%
Return on equity
23.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+25.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.03
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±8.1%

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock news this week

Coverage of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) peers

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
WMTWalmart+1.4%Neutral2.5% below
COSTCostco Wholesale+1.1%Neutral16.4% above
ORLYO'Reilly Automotive−0.2%Neutral4.7% below
TGTTarget+0.2%Accumulation5.7% above
CVNACarvana−6.6%Accumulation19.7% below
AZOAutoZone−0.7%Neutral28.5% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock FAQ

What is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s market cap?

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s market cap is $1.49B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $15.63, with 93.62M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 8.4.

What is the Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) is $17.00, +8.8% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $15.63 is 12.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $17.80. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) report earnings next?

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) is expected to report on Nov 12, 2026, before the market opens (31 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.60 per share on revenue of $951.0M. Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 9% on average across the report.

What is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s 52-week high and low?

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.)’s 52-week high is $17.92 and its 52-week low is $11.54; it closed at $15.63 on Oct 12, 2026, +5.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $21.86 on Nov 22, 2021.

Is Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (Name to be changed from Sally Holdings, Inc.) stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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