Ulta Beauty Stock Forecast, Price & News

Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $221.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ULTA shares have increased by 33.5% and is now trading at $295.40.
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25 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Ulta Beauty stock.
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1,428 employees have rated Ulta Beauty CEO Doug Parker on Glassdoor.com. Doug Parker has an approval rating of 59% among Ulta Beauty's employees. This puts Doug Parker in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 11th 2021.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December, 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.15. The specialty retailer earned $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 3.63% and a return on equity of 15.94%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.25 earnings per share.
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Ulta Beauty announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 12th 2020, which allows the company to buyback $1,600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 12.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

25 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $345.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $275.96 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.6%.
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Ulta Beauty trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ULTA."

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.36%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.21%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.12%), Columbus Circle Investors (0.10%), Eastern Bank (0.08%) and OLD National Bancorp IN (0.05%). Company insiders that own Ulta Beauty stock include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount and Scott M Settersten.
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ULTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Pacer Advisors Inc., Valicenti Advisory Services Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Sowell Financial Services LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, and Arden Trust Co. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, and Robert F Diromualdo.
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ULTA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Columbus Circle Investors, OLD National Bancorp IN, Scout Investments Inc., First American Bank, Liberty Capital Management Inc., Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Forte Capital LLC ADV, and Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC. Company insiders that have bought Ulta Beauty stock in the last two years include Charles Heilbronn, Mary N Dillon, and Sally E Blount.
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Shares of ULTA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $295.40.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $16.64 billion and generates $7.40 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $705.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $11.91 on an earnings per share basis. Ulta Beauty employs 44,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ulta Beauty is 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]