Ulta Beauty Stock Forecast, Price & News

Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $221.21 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ULTA shares have increased by 34.8% and is now trading at $298.29.
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25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last twelve months. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Ulta Beauty stock.
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2,453 employees have rated Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon on Glassdoor.com. Mary Dillon has an approval rating of 83% among Ulta Beauty's employees.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 11th 2021.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 2nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.15. The specialty retailer earned $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.56 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 3.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.94%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.25 EPS.
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Ulta Beauty declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 12th 2020, which permits the company to repurchase $1,600,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 12.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

25 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $345.00. On average, they anticipate Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $276.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.4%.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.36%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.21%), Strs Ohio (0.14%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.12%) and Columbus Circle Investors (0.10%). Company insiders that own Ulta Beauty stock include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount and Scott M Settersten.
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ULTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Pacer Advisors Inc., Valicenti Advisory Services Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Sowell Financial Services LLC, and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, and Robert F Diromualdo.
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ULTA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strs Ohio, Columbus Circle Investors, OLD National Bancorp IN, TIAA FSB, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Scout Investments Inc., First American Bank, and Liberty Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Ulta Beauty stock in the last two years include Charles Heilbronn, Mary N Dillon, and Sally E Blount.
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Shares of ULTA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $298.29.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion and generates $7.40 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $705.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $11.91 on an earnings per share basis. Ulta Beauty employs 44,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ulta Beauty is 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]