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

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 31st. The specialty retailer reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 32.15% and a net margin of 9.67%. Ulta Beauty's revenue for the quarter was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.91 EPS. 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 earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.35-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $314.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's stock price to reach $265.5217 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% 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 this week, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.48 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 purchased 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 $235.04.

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]