B. Riley Issues Optimistic Estimate for Ulta Beauty Earnings

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Ulta Beauty in a report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $24.07 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $23.45. B. Riley has a "Neutral" rating and a $430.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty's current full-year earnings is $23.57 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty's Q1 2026 earnings at $6.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $5.21 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Ulta Beauty in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $390.00 to $394.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group boosted their target price on Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Raymond James decreased their price target on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $440.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, William Blair downgraded Ulta Beauty from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $460.30.

Ulta Beauty Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of ULTA stock traded up $3.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $418.23. 941,134 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 912,436. The company has a market capitalization of $19.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.28. Ulta Beauty has a 12-month low of $318.17 and a 12-month high of $574.76. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $401.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $383.86.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.69. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 51.95% and a net margin of 10.58%. The company's revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $5.07 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ulta Beauty

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paladin Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 118.4% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 151.5% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.39% of the company's stock.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

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.