NASDAQ:ULTA - Ulta Beauty Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

Ulta Beauty trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ULTA."

Ulta Beauty announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $625,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 31st. The specialty retailer reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.22. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.52 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 32.15% and a net margin of 9.67%. The business's revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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 updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.35-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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 12-month price targets for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $314.00. On average, they anticipate Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $265.5217 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.5% 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 headlines about ULTA stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a news impact score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.59 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 Russell Investments Group Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., BlackRock Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Morgan Stanley, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. and Montag & Caldwell LLC. 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 Columbus Circle Investors, Unigestion Holding SA, Victory Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, South Texas Money Management Ltd., Bank of Montreal Can and Tobam. 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 $236.02.

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]