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

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

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

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $3.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.06 by $0.02. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 36.48% and a net margin of 9.92%. The business's revenue was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.70 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, August 29th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Ulta Beauty issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $12.83-13.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $12.90.

19 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their forecasts range from $235.00 to $395.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $351.5882 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ulta Beauty.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty.

News stories about ULTA stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,813,100 shares, an increase of 11.0% from the June 15th total of 2,533,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 738,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 5.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Ulta Beauty's Current Options Chain.

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Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.09%), BlackRock Inc. (7.13%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.03%), Invesco Ltd. (2.62%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.96%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.65%). 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 N Dillon, Michael R Macdonald, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount, 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 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Tobam, Marshall Wace LLP, Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Factory Mutual Insurance Co. and HS Management Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount and Scott M Settersten. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, BlackRock Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, APG Asset Management N.V. and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 $327.97.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $19.17 billion and generates $6.72 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $658.56 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.85 on an earnings per share basis. Ulta Beauty employs 44,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Ulta Beauty.

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]