Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 22.650-23.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 22.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.5 billion-$11.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.6 billion.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ULTA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $445.00 to $327.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $477.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $460.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Bank of America decreased their target price on Ulta Beauty from $475.00 to $380.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Ulta Beauty from $460.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $454.04.
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Ulta Beauty Trading Up 11.4%
Shares of NASDAQ:ULTA traded up $47.92 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $469.71. 4,593,456 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,051,937. The stock has a market cap of $21.21 billion, a PE ratio of 18.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.06. The business's fifty day moving average is $384.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $388.02. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $309.01 and a one year high of $491.98.
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The specialty retailer reported $6.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.73 by $0.97. The business had revenue of $2.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.79 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. The business's revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $6.47 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ulta Beauty will post 23.96 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity at Ulta Beauty
In related news, insider Jodi J. Caro sold 902 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.16, for a total value of $332,982.32. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,817,429.12. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ulta Beauty
An institutional investor recently raised its position in Ulta Beauty stock. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA - Free Report) by 48.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,795 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after acquiring an additional 1,574 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC's holdings in Ulta Beauty were worth $1,758,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.39% of the company's stock.
Ulta Beauty Company Profile
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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.
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