Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $467.82 +9.55 (+2.08%) As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Ulta Beauty Short Interest DataUlta Beauty (ULTA) has a short interest of 2.33 million shares, representing 5.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.08% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.05 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,330,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,650,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-12.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.07 billionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares44,950,000 sharesFloat Size44,800,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.20%Today's Trading Volume675,667 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,045,358 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling Ulta Beauty? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ulta Beauty and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartULTA Short Interest Over TimeULTA Days to Cover Over TimeULTA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ulta Beauty Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20252,330,000 shares $1.07 billion -12.1%5.2%2.6 $459.17 5/31/20252,650,000 shares $1.24 billion -14.2%5.9%2.5 $469.71 5/15/20253,090,000 shares $1.27 billion +12.4%6.9%3.2 $411.74 4/30/20252,750,000 shares $1.09 billion +3.4%6.1%2.6 $395.64 4/15/20252,660,000 shares $952.52 million +13.7%5.9%2.5 $358.09 3/31/20252,340,000 shares $857.70 million +14.7%5.2%2.2 $366.54 3/15/20252,040,000 shares $729.26 million -13.6%4.4%2 $357.48 2/28/20252,360,000 shares $864.61 million -13.6%5.1%2.5 $366.36 2/15/20252,730,000 shares $996.83 million +5.0%5.9%2.8 $365.14 1/31/20252,600,000 shares $1.07 billion +4.8%5.6%2.8 $412.15 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ULTA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ulta Beauty and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20252,480,000 shares $1.01 billion +2.5%5.4%2.6 $407.38 12/31/20242,420,000 shares $1.05 billion +2.1%5.2%2.4 $434.93 12/15/20242,370,000 shares $1.01 billion +0.4%5.1%2.2 $424.11 11/30/20242,360,000 shares $912.47 million -13.2%5.1%2.1 $386.64 11/15/20242,720,000 shares $993.26 million +10.6%5.8%2.3 $365.17 10/31/20242,460,000 shares $907.69 million +19.4%5.2%1.9 $368.98 10/15/20242,060,000 shares $761.15 million -10.4%4.4%1.5 $369.49 9/30/20242,300,000 shares $894.98 million -20.1%4.9%1.8 $389.12 9/15/20242,880,000 shares $1.09 billion -10.8%6.1%2.4 $378.34 8/31/20243,230,000 shares $1.14 billion +39.8%6.9%2.8 $352.84 8/15/20242,310,000 shares $845.00 million +1.3%4.9%2.2 $365.80 7/31/20242,280,000 shares $831.95 million +10.1%4.8%2.5 $364.89 7/15/20242,070,000 shares $817.98 million +10.1%4.4%2.4 $395.16 6/30/20241,880,000 shares $725.44 million +10.6%4.0%2.2 $385.87 6/15/20241,700,000 shares $664.39 million +2.4%3.6%1.8 $390.82 5/31/20241,660,000 shares $655.85 million -2.9%3.5%1.7 $395.09 5/15/20241,710,000 shares $689.83 million +6.2%3.6%2 $403.41 4/30/20241,610,000 shares $651.79 million +3.9%3.4%1.9 $404.84 4/15/20241,550,000 shares $671.52 million +21.1%3.2%1.9 $433.24 3/31/20241,280,000 shares $669.29 million -5.9%2.7%1.6 $522.88 3/15/20241,360,000 shares $728.93 million -4.9%2.8%2.1 $535.98 2/29/20241,430,000 shares $784.44 million -10.1%3.0%2.5 $548.56 2/15/20241,590,000 shares $842.51 million +7.4%3.3%2.4 $529.88 1/31/20241,480,000 shares $743.03 million +15.6%3.1%2.1 $502.05 1/15/20241,280,000 shares $617.06 million No Change2.6%1.8 $482.08 12/31/20231,280,000 shares $627.19 million -16.3%N/A0 $489.99 12/15/20231,530,000 shares $750.66 million +19.5%3.2%1.9 $490.63 11/30/20231,280,000 shares $545.27 million +2.4%2.6%1.6 $425.99 11/15/20231,250,000 shares $519.16 million -1.6%2.5%1.7 $415.33 10/31/20231,270,000 shares $484.26 million -5.2%2.6%1.6 $381.31The mainstream media is wrong about AI — again (Ad)The mainstream media got it wrong … yet again. 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Short interest is the volume of Ulta Beauty shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 2,330,000 shares of ULTA short. 5.20% of Ulta Beauty's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ulta Beauty's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ulta Beauty? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ULTA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Ulta Beauty's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Ulta Beauty? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ulta Beauty: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Citigroup Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, and SG Americas Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Ulta Beauty? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.20% of Ulta Beauty's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Ulta Beauty's short interest increasing or decreasing? Ulta Beauty saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,330,000 shares, a decrease of 12.1% from the previous total of 2,650,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Ulta Beauty's float size? Ulta Beauty currently has issued a total of 44,950,000 shares. Some of Ulta Beauty's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Ulta Beauty currently has a public float of 44,800,000 shares. How does Ulta Beauty's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.20% of Ulta Beauty's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Ulta Beauty: Tractor Supply Company (7.84%), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (8.21%), Five Below, Inc. (6.21%), Signet Jewelers Limited (15.49%), Winmark Corporation (7.52%), Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (15.13%), MarineMax, Inc. (15.87%), The ODP Corporation (14.96%), Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (7.93%), SharkNinja, Inc. (5.94%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ulta Beauty stock? Short selling ULTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ulta Beauty as its price is falling. ULTA shares are trading up $9.55 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Ulta Beauty? A short squeeze for Ulta Beauty occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ULTA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ulta Beauty's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ULTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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