Ulta Beauty - ULTA Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" ULTA shares.
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20 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their ULTA share price forecasts range from $385.00 to $607.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $512.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price.
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Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $412.34 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, ULTA stock has increased by 15.5% and is now trading at $476.28.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, December, 1st. The specialty retailer reported $5.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.09 by $1.25. The specialty retailer earned $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.21 billion. Ulta Beauty had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 68.33% and a net margin of 12.26%. The business's revenue was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.94 earnings per share.
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Ulta Beauty updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $22.60-$22.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.40. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.95 billion-$10.00 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.77 billion.

2,453 employees have rated Ulta Beauty Chief Executive Officer Mary Dillon on Glassdoor.com. Mary Dillon has an approval rating of 83% among the company's employees.

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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 Vanguard Group Inc. (11.32%), BlackRock Inc. (8.26%), State Street Corp (3.97%), Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt (2.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.33%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Anita Jane Ryan, Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, George R Mrkonic Jr, George R Mrkonic, Jr, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Kecia Steelman, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Michael R Macdonald, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount and Scott M Settersten.
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One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $476.28.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) has a market capitalization of $24.23 billion and generates $8.63 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $985.84 million in net income (profit) each year or $22.75 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 40,500 workers across the globe.

Ulta Beauty's mailing address is 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL, 60440. The official website for the company is www.ulta.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at (630) 410-4800 or via email at investorrelations@ulta.com.