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 authorized a share repurchase program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $625,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, December, 6th. The specialty retailer reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.02. The specialty retailer earned $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 9.99% and a return on equity of 33.75%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 21st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.50-3.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.62. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.085-2.103 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.12 billion.Ulta Beauty also updated its Q4 2018 guidance to $3.50-3.55 EPS.

24 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their predictions range from $205.00 to $340.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $292.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% 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 6 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty.

News headlines about ULTA stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a news sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc (9.74%), BlackRock Inc. (8.75%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.50%), FMR LLC (2.15%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.42%) and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC (1.34%). 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 Sustainable Growth Advisers LP, Steadfast Capital Management LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Jennison Associates LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Panagora Asset Management Inc. and Westwood Management Corp IL. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Alliancebernstein L.P., Franklin Resources Inc., Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Factory Mutual Insurance Co.. 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 $246.85.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $15.13 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.

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]