Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $23.87 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $23.42. William Blair currently has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty's current full-year earnings is $23.57 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty's Q4 2025 earnings at $6.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $23.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.59 EPS.
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.69. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.07 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on ULTA. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Ulta Beauty from $505.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com upgraded Ulta Beauty from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $472.00 to $480.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $455.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ulta Beauty has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $460.30.
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Ulta Beauty Trading Up 0.7 %
ULTA stock traded up $3.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $418.23. The company had a trading volume of 941,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 912,436. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $318.17 and a one year high of $574.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $401.20 and a 200-day moving average of $383.86. The stock has a market cap of $19.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.28.
Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 627 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 1.8% in the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,826 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Trust Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Investment Advisors now owns 1,491 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $575,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Ulta Beauty by 39.6% in the 3rd quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 141 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 90.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications.
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