** Piper Sandler sees potential room for growth in 2025 for U.S. beauty and wellness firms but says impact of interest rates, lending standards, and President-elect Donald Trump's policies are key factors to watch
** Brokerage picks Church & Dwight Co Inc , Interparfums Inc , and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc as its 2025 'top ideas'
** Piper Sandler upgrades Kenvue to "overweight" from "neutral" citing positive margin outlook; shares of co up 1.46% in premarket
** Downgrades European Wax Center Inc and Perrigo Company plc to "neutral" from "overweight"
** Piper Sandler revises PT for the following cos:
Company Current PT Previous PT
AirSculpt Technologies Inc $6 $7
Bath & Body Works Inc $39 $36
Church & Dwight Co Inc $128 $124
Colgate-Palmolive $112 $121
Estee Lauder Companies Inc $91 $89
e.l.f. Beauty Inc $167 $165
European Wax Center Inc $7 $9
Hims & Hers Health Inc $24 $21
Kimberly-Clark Corp $161 $175
Kenvue Inc $26 $21
Olaplex Holdings Inc $2 $1.5
Planet Fitness Inc $123 $115
Perrigo Company plc $27 $34
Ulta Beauty Inc $394 $390
Xponential Fitness Inc $16 $12
(Reporting by Akriti Shah in Bengaluru)
((akriti.shah@thomsonreuters.com))
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