Telsey Advisory Group Estimates EWCZ Q1 Earnings

European Wax Center, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWCZ) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for European Wax Center in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey expects that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for European Wax Center’s current full-year earnings is $0.26 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for European Wax Center’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on EWCZ. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on European Wax Center from $7.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on European Wax Center from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered European Wax Center from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $9.00 to $7.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.21.

European Wax Center Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EWCZ opened at $4.35 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.81. European Wax Center has a one year low of $2.72 and a one year high of $13.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $247.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.91, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at European Wax Center

In other news, Director Nital P. Scott sold 4,344 shares of European Wax Center stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.85, for a total transaction of $25,412.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 29,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $171,182.70. The trade was a 12.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 6.14% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of European Wax Center

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWCZ. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of European Wax Center by 4.9% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,334,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,675,000 after acquiring an additional 155,875 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in European Wax Center by 18.9% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,697,742 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,345,000 after buying an additional 428,280 shares in the last quarter. Ararat Capital Management LP grew its position in European Wax Center by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Ararat Capital Management LP now owns 2,418,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,133,000 after buying an additional 181,449 shares in the last quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP grew its position in European Wax Center by 5.3% during the third quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP now owns 2,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,600,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CenterBook Partners LP grew its position in European Wax Center by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 1,717,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,454,000 after buying an additional 509,991 shares in the last quarter. 82.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

European Wax Center Company Profile

European Wax Center, Inc operates as the franchisor and operator of out-of-home waxing services in the United States. It offers body and facial waxing services; and pre- and post-service products, including ingrown hair serums, exfoliating gels, brow shapers, and skin treatments. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.