Most-Downgraded StocksMost-DowngradedNASDAQ:ULTA Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $404.01 -2.10 (-0.52%) (As of 09/27/2024 08:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Ulta Beauty Stock (NASDAQ:ULTA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$402.52▼$411.7950-Day Range$320.55▼$406.1152-Week Range$318.17▼$574.76Volume1.06 million shsAverage Volume950,379 shsMarket Capitalization$19.28 billionP/E Ratio15.76Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$425.29Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewUlta 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. It also offers beauty services, including hair, makeup, brow, and skin services at its stores. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.Read More… Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far? (Ad)Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. 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The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageUlta Beauty has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ulta Beauty's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.10% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ulta Beauty are expected to grow by 8.10% in the coming year, from $23.21 to $25.09 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 15.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 15.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.93.Price to Earnings Growth RatioUlta Beauty has a PEG Ratio of 2.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUlta Beauty has a P/B Ratio of 8.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ulta Beauty's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted6.13% of the float of Ulta Beauty has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUlta Beauty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ulta Beauty has recently decreased by 10.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldUlta Beauty does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthUlta Beauty does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG1.8 / 5Environmental Score-1.83 Percentage of Shares Shorted6.13% of the float of Ulta Beauty has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUlta Beauty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ulta Beauty has recently decreased by 10.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.00 News SentimentUlta Beauty has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Ulta Beauty this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 125 people have searched for ULTA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -37% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 21 people have added Ulta Beauty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ulta Beauty insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $39,008.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.39% of the stock of Ulta Beauty is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions90.39% of the stock of Ulta Beauty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Ulta Beauty's insider trading history. ULTA Stock News Headlinese.l.f. Beauty: The High-Growth Stock You Shouldn't Ignore (ULTA)e.l.f. Beauty is growing rapidly, while maintaining solid profitability. Wall Street price targets show big potential upside.September 18, 2024 | marketbeat.comHow to See Stocks the Way Warren Buffett Sees Stocks (ULTA)Investing like Warren Buffett has been simplified into a step by step analysis for retail investors to emulate and attempt to match his annual performanceSeptember 4, 2024 | marketbeat.com"Doomsday indicator” flashing for the first time since the Great Depression...It's been a bloodbath in the markets. The seven most valuable US tech companies lost a combined $1 trillion - in a single day. And things could get a lot worse...September 30, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Ulta's Stock Dip: Analysts Say Seize This Buying OpportunityUlta Beauty had a tough time in Q2 but is in strong financial shape, ready to bounce back. The risk is that it may set a new low before the rebound begins.September 3, 2024 | marketbeat.comUlta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) Receives $425.29 Consensus PT from AnalystsSeptember 30 at 2:59 AM | americanbankingnews.comUlta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold"September 29 at 4:26 AM | americanbankingnews.comJim Cramer Reports That Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) ‘Was Downgraded To Hold From Buy At TD Cowen’September 28 at 7:37 AM | msn.comMan pleads guilty to stealing over $100k in merchandise, mostly in Multnomah CountySeptember 27 at 9:35 PM | yahoo.comSee More Headlines ULTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ULTA shares performed this year? Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $489.99 at the start of the year. Since then, ULTA shares have decreased by 17.5% and is now trading at $404.01. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Ulta Beauty's earnings last quarter? Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 29th. The specialty retailer reported $5.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.47 by $0.17. The company's quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Ulta Beauty's stock buyback program work? Ulta Beauty's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, March 14th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 7.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Does Ulta Beauty have any subsidiaries? Ulta Beauty subsidiaries include these companies: GlamST, QM Scientific, Ulta Beauty Cosmetics, Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation, Ulta Inc., and Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance. How do I buy shares of Ulta Beauty? Shares of ULTA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Ulta Beauty own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ulta Beauty investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU) and Salesforce (CRM). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/29/2024Today9/29/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)12/05/2024Fiscal Year End1/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Retail stores, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustrySpecialty Stores Current SymbolNASDAQ:ULTA CUSIP90384S30 CIK1403568 Webwww.ulta.com Phone(630) 410-4800FaxN/AEmployees56,000Year Founded1990Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$425.29 High Stock Price Target$545.00 Low Stock Price Target$300.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.42 Research Coverage24 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$25.64 Trailing P/E Ratio15.76 Forward P/E Ratio17.41 P/E Growth2.3Net Income$1.29 billion Net Margins10.68% Pretax Margin14.06% Return on Equity54.02% Return on Assets21.34% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.76 Quick Ratio0.50 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.21 billion Price / Sales1.70 Cash Flow$31.74 per share Price / Cash Flow12.73 Book Value$49.84 per share Price / Book8.11Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares47,120,000Free Float47,530,000Market Cap$19.04 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.31 Social Links This page (NASDAQ:ULTA) was last updated on 9/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Insider Issues Crash PredictionOur No. 1 stock for the rare "millionaire window" opening NOW According to Wall Street legend Whitney Tilso...Stansberry Research | SponsoredAI Detects Profit Surge On MondayThis has given investors the opportunity to beat the market by 1,700% and a 100% win rate to begin the year.Monument Traders Alliance | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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