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 approved a stock repurchase plan 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 reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 14th. The specialty retailer reported $3.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.05. The specialty retailer had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.11 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 36.09% and a net margin of 9.80%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 30th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Ulta Beauty updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 14th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 12.65-12.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $10.89. Ulta Beauty also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $12.65-12.85 EPS.

22 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their forecasts range from $235.00 to $400.00. On average, they expect Ulta Beauty's stock price to reach $341.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Ulta Beauty.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty.

News stories about ULTA stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a news sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.74%), FMR LLC (3.85%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.44%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.41%), Northern Trust Corp (1.14%) and OppenheimerFunds Inc. (0.89%). 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 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 Renaissance Technologies LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Tobam, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Manning & Napier Group LLC, Marshall Wace LLP and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, Charles J Philippin, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, 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 FMR LLC, Hexavest Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Strs Ohio, Wells Fargo & Company MN, SG Americas Securities LLC, Highland Associates Inc. and Raymond James & Associates. 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 $342.45.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion and generates $6.72 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $658.56 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.85 on an earnings per share basis. Ulta Beauty employs 44,000 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]