NASDAQ:ULTA - Ulta Beauty Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Ulta Beauty trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ULTA."

Ulta Beauty announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Friday, March 16th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $625,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December, 6th. The specialty retailer reported $2.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.02. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.56 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 33.75% and a net margin of 9.99%. The business's revenue was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.69 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 21st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.50-3.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.62. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.085-2.103 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.12 billion.Ulta Beauty also updated its Q4 2018 guidance to $3.50-3.55 EPS.

24 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their predictions range from $205.00 to $340.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's stock price to reach $292.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ulta Beauty.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty.

Media stories about ULTA stock have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a coverage optimism score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to Ulta Beauty include JD.Com (JD), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC), AmeriGas Partners (APU), Sally Beauty (SBH), 1-800-Flowers.Com (FLWS), Star Group (SGU), Titan Machinery (TITN), Jumei International (JMEI), Kirkland's (KIRK), Secoo (SECO), SpendSmart Networks (SSPC) and Hollywood Media (HOLL).

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc (9.74%), BlackRock Inc. (8.75%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.50%), FMR LLC (2.15%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.42%) and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC (1.34%). Company insiders that own Ulta Beauty stock include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, Charles J Philippin, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, Mary Dillon, Mary N Dillon, Michael R Macdonald, Robert F Diromualdo, Scott M Settersten and Vanessa Ames Wittman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sustainable Growth Advisers LP, Steadfast Capital Management LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Jennison Associates LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Panagora Asset Management Inc. and Westwood Management Corp IL. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles J Philippin, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Scott M Settersten and Vanessa Ames Wittman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Alliancebernstein L.P., Franklin Resources Inc., Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Factory Mutual Insurance Co.. Company insiders that have bought Ulta Beauty stock in the last two years include Charles Heilbronn and Michael R Macdonald. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ulta Beauty.

Shares of ULTA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $246.85.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $14.92 billion and generates $5.88 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $555.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.16 on an earnings per share basis. Ulta Beauty employs 34,700 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ulta Beauty is http://www.ulta.com.

Ulta Beauty's mailing address is 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL, 60440. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 630-410-4800 or via email at [email protected]