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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$332.41 -10.85 (-3.16%)
(As of 12:00 PM ET)

About Ulta Beauty Stock (NASDAQ:ULTA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$332.06
$339.32
50-Day Range
$342.17
$406.11
52-Week Range
$318.17
$574.76
Volume
463,690 shs
Average Volume
961,203 shs
Market Capitalization
$15.66 billion
P/E Ratio
13.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$420.71
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. 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.

Ulta Beauty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

ULTA MarketRank™: 

Ulta Beauty scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ulta Beauty has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ulta Beauty has been the subject of 21 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 Growth

    Earnings for Ulta Beauty are expected to decrease by -0.65% in the coming year, from $23.07 to $22.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 13.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 13.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 100.91.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ulta Beauty has a PEG Ratio of 1.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ulta Beauty has a P/B Ratio of 7.13. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.23% of the float of Ulta Beauty has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ulta Beauty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ulta Beauty has recently increased by 19.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ulta Beauty does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ulta Beauty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.23% of the float of Ulta Beauty has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ulta Beauty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ulta Beauty has recently increased by 19.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ulta Beauty has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for Ulta Beauty this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 44 people have searched for ULTA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 17 people have added Ulta Beauty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ulta Beauty insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.39% of the stock of Ulta Beauty is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.39% 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.
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ULTA Stock News Headlines

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Why Buffett Dumped Apple and Bet Big on Domino’s Stock Instead (ULTA)
Here's why Warren Buffett sold Apple stock and invested in Domino's, signaling his outlook on inflation and the broader economy.
Ulta Beauty downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
Man behind OpenAI makes shocking new bet
Billionaire Sam Altman has become one of the most powerful men in the world by running OpenAI… But there’s a far lesser known investment he’s making that could put OpenAI to shame. In fact this Sam Altman-backed company could actually become a crucial partner for OpenAI… And the US Military… not to mention hundreds of other giant companies around the globe. To make the story even crazier… this company only recently became viable, thanks to an obscure piece of legislation that President Trump signed before he left office… Which ordered the government to take this incredible new technology seriously.
Blair downgrades Ulta Beauty on optimistic estimates into 2025
Breaking Down Ulta Beauty: 31 Analysts Share Their Views
Ulta Beauty's Monica Arnaudo to Retire in 2025
Who's Winning the Beauty Retailer Race for Gen Z?
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ULTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $489.99 at the start of the year. Since then, ULTA stock has decreased by 31.7% and is now trading at $334.59.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 29th. The specialty retailer reported $5.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.47 by $0.17. The business's quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Ulta Beauty's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 14th 2024, which allows 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Ulta Beauty subsidiaries include GlamST, QM Scientific, Ulta Beauty Cosmetics, Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation, Ulta Inc., and Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance.

Top institutional investors of Ulta Beauty include State Street Corp (4.91%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (2.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.52%) and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board (1.96%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott M Settersten, Kecia Steelman, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Anita Jane Ryan, Catherine Ann Halligan, Mike C Smith and Mary N Dillon.
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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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ulta Beauty investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Salesforce (CRM), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/29/2024
Today
11/21/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
12/05/2024
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Retail stores, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Specialty Stores
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ULTA
CUSIP
90384S30
Fax
N/A
Employees
56,000
Year Founded
1990

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$420.71
High Stock Price Target
$545.00
Low Stock Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
25 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.29 billion
Pretax Margin
14.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.21 billion
Cash Flow
$31.03 per share
Book Value
$46.94 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
46,931,000
Market Cap
$15.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.33

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This page (NASDAQ:ULTA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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