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Milsten Scott sold $214K of ELF

Milsten Scott sold 4,162 shares of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) at $51.53 ($0.21M total) on 2026-06-09.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Milsten Scott
Published Jun 11, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC
Analysis
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Added to alphai Jun 11, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC. Informational, not investment advice.
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Primary signal
$ELF
Neutral
high confidence
Mentioned
$ELF
Relevance
4/10
alphai data visualization · based on SEC EDGAR
Decision brief

The 30-second read

$ELFNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The disclosure adds a new, primary-source datapoint on insider activity but does not include any operational, financial, or regulatory development for the company.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor insider activity for sentiment, but this filing alone is unlikely to change valuation without accompanying fundamental news.

03

What to watch

Insider sales can be driven by diversification or liquidity needs; without additional context (other insider buys/sales, earnings proximity), signal quality is low.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 8/10Timing: Filed 2026-06-11; sale executed 2026-06-09

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure (open-market sale) for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$ELFNeutralHigh confidence
Context

Milsten Scott filed an SEC Form 4 showing an open-market sale of 4,162 shares of e.l.f. Beauty on 2026-06-09 for ~$214.5K.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move solely from this Form 4; any impact would be sentiment-driven and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a disclosed sale (not a buy), is modest in size relative to typical liquidity, and provides no new company fundamentals or guidance.

Market effects

Sector

Minimal; insider sale in a single consumer cosmetics name does not reset sector fundamentals.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

The sale may be non-informational (tax/portfolio rebalancing) and the absence of a 10b5-1 plan does not necessarily imply bearish intent.

Key entities

  • issuer
    e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider sale disclosure.

  • insider
    Milsten Scott

    Reporter of the open-market sale transaction.

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