Zacks Research Estimates Ulta Beauty FY2025 Earnings

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Ulta Beauty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $23.48 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty's current full-year earnings is $23.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty's Q4 2025 earnings at $6.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $6.57 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $23.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $23.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $23.42 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.95 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.60 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $7.53 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $7.53 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $25.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $25.91 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on ULTA. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $505.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $460.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $390.00 to $394.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Barclays increased their price target on Ulta Beauty from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ulta Beauty has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $459.22.

Ulta Beauty Price Performance

Shares of ULTA stock traded down $5.41 on Friday, reaching $343.45. 1,081,482 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 898,475. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $318.17 and a one year high of $574.76. The stock has a market cap of $15.93 billion, a PE ratio of 13.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $401.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $388.82.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share 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 posted $5.07 earnings per share. Ulta Beauty's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 121.4% during the fourth quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 62 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 118.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Ulta Beauty by 151.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.