NASDAQ:ULTA - Ulta Beauty Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

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

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 31st. The specialty retailer reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.22. The specialty retailer earned $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 9.67% and a return on equity of 32.15%. The business's revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.91 earnings per share. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.35-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.475-1.488 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.49 billion.

24 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their predictions range from $205.00 to $314.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $265.5217 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.8% 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 7 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty.

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Media coverage about ULTA stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the specialty retailer an impact score of 45.95 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.72%), FMR LLC (1.58%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.38%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.24%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (1.13%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.12%). 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 Scopus Asset Management L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., BlackRock Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Morgan Stanley and Epoch Investment Partners Inc.. 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 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Columbus Circle Investors, Unigestion Holding SA, Victory Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, South Texas Money Management Ltd. and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have bought Ulta Beauty stock in the last two years include Charles Heilbronn, Dennis K Eck 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 $235.41.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $14.23 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.

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]