Trending NewsTrending NewsNASDAQ:ULTA Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $407.04 -3.35 (-0.82%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$406.46 -0.58 (-0.14%) As of 05/23/2025 07:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Ulta Beauty Stock (NASDAQ:ULTA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Ulta Beauty alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$402.76▼$408.4950-Day Range$328.01▼$414.4052-Week Range$309.01▼$460.00Volume569,117 shsAverage Volume1.05 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.38 billionP/E Ratio16.29Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$424.78Consensus 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… Ulta Beauty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks73rd Percentile Overall ScoreULTA MarketRank™: Ulta Beauty scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingUlta Beauty has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.48, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageUlta Beauty has been the subject of 17 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 Growth-1.25% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ulta Beauty are expected to decrease by -1.25% in the coming year, from $23.96 to $23.66 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 16.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ulta Beauty is 16.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.29.Price to Earnings Growth RatioUlta Beauty has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioUlta Beauty has a P/B Ratio of 8.67. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.09% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ulta Beauty has recently increased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. 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 Shorted6.09% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ulta Beauty has recently increased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.24 News SentimentUlta Beauty has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Ulta Beauty this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 15 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 FollowsOnly 5 people have added Ulta Beauty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% 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 $332,982.00 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. Receive ULTA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ulta Beauty and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ULTA Stock News HeadlinesWhat's Driving the Market Sentiment Around Ulta Beauty?May 23 at 11:39 PM | benzinga.comUlta Beauty (ULTA): Citigroup Adjusts Price Target to $425 | ULTA Stock NewsMay 23 at 12:52 PM | gurufocus.comTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... This is what President Trump said: "Our currency is crashing and will soon no longer be the world standard, which will be our greatest defeat, frankly, in 200 years." Why Would He Say This?May 24, 2025 | Augusta Precious Metals (Ad)Ulta Gets A Touch-Up: JPMorgan Lifts Price Target Ahead Of Q1 EarningsMay 23 at 12:25 PM | benzinga.comAre Wall Street Analysts Predicting Ulta Beauty Stock Will Climb or Sink?May 23 at 7:45 AM | msn.comUlta Beauty, HEYDUDE are newest additions to Tanger Outlets ColumbusMay 23 at 2:44 AM | msn.comUlta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) Price Target Raised to $465.00May 23 at 1:27 AM | americanbankingnews.comInside Kecia Steelman's Far-reaching Vision for Ulta BeautyMay 22 at 10:22 AM | msn.comSee More Headlines ULTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ULTA shares performed this year? Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $434.93 at the start of the year. Since then, ULTA shares have decreased by 6.4% and is now trading at $407.04. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Ulta Beauty's earnings last quarter? Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 13th. The specialty retailer reported $8.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $7.13 by $1.33. The business's revenue was down 1.9% 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 authorized 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does Ulta Beauty have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Ulta Beauty: GlamST, QM Scientific, Ulta Beauty Cosmetics, Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corporation, Ulta Inc., and Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance. Who are Ulta Beauty's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Ulta Beauty include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.91%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.71%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (2.06%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott M Settersten, Kecia Steelman, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Anita Jane Ryan, Catherine Ann Halligan and Mike C Smith. View institutional ownership trends. 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. 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), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Salesforce (CRM), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Tesla (TSLA). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/13/2025Today5/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/29/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Retail stores, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustrySpecialty Stores Current SymbolNASDAQ:ULTA CIK1403568 Webwww.ulta.com Phone(630) 410-4800FaxN/AEmployees40,500Year Founded1990Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$424.78 High Stock Price Target$510.00 Low Stock Price Target$315.00 Potential Upside/Downside+4.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.48 Research Coverage25 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$25.37 Trailing P/E Ratio16.29 Forward P/E Ratio16.99 P/E Growth0.89Net Income$1.29 billion Net Margins10.58% Pretax Margin13.93% Return on Equity51.95% Return on Assets20.88% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.63 Quick Ratio0.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.30 billion Price / Sales1.63 Cash Flow$35.09 per share Price / Cash Flow11.60 Book Value$46.94 per share Price / Book8.67Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares45,148,000Free Float46,192,000Market Cap$18.38 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.06 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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