Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Ulta Beauty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, December 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $23.52 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $23.44. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $510.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty's current full-year earnings is $23.48 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty's Q4 2025 earnings at $6.60 EPS.
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.69. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.50 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.07 earnings per share.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on ULTA. UBS Group increased their target price on Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $357.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $425.00 to $380.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $385.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $439.30.
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Ulta Beauty Price Performance
Shares of Ulta Beauty stock traded down $5.57 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $422.60. The company had a trading volume of 666,285 shares, compared to its average volume of 982,073. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $374.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $376.63. The firm has a market cap of $19.60 billion, a PE ratio of 17.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.33. Ulta Beauty has a fifty-two week low of $318.17 and a fifty-two week high of $574.76.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ulta Beauty
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 180,713.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,238,569 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $481,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237,884 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ulta Beauty by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,188,730 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $461,059,000 after acquiring an additional 10,153 shares during the period. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the 3rd quarter valued at $359,480,000. TD Asset Management Inc raised its stake in Ulta Beauty by 14.1% in the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 620,793 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $239,545,000 after acquiring an additional 76,721 shares during the period. Finally, Champlain Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Ulta Beauty by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 610,400 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $237,519,000 after acquiring an additional 31,540 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company's stock.
Ulta Beauty Company Profile
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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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