Ulta Beauty Stock Forecast, Price & News

25 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Ulta Beauty stock.
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Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 27th 2021.
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 10th. The specialty retailer reported $3.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.27 by $1.14. The specialty retailer earned $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. Ulta Beauty had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.94% and a net margin of 3.63%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.89 EPS.
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Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $221.21 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ULTA shares have increased by 45.7% and is now trading at $322.22.
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Ulta Beauty declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, March 12th 2020, which allows the company to repurchase $1,600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 12.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Ulta Beauty updated its FY 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 11th. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.85-9.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $10.61. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.2-7.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.32 billion.

25 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $375.00. On average, they anticipate Ulta Beauty's stock price to reach $312.08 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%.
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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.

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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 Scout Investments Inc. (0.16%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), First American Bank (0.02%), Modus Advisors LLC (0.01%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.01%) and TrimTabs Asset Management LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Ulta Beauty stock include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo and Sally E Blount.
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ULTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Pacer Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, Jeffrey J Childs, Jodi J Caro, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, and Robert F Diromualdo.
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ULTA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, First American Bank, Everence Capital Management Inc., NuWave Investment Management LLC, and Modus Advisors LLC. 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.
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One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $322.22.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $18.11 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 18,000 workers across the globe.

Ulta Beauty was founded in 1990.

The official website for Ulta Beauty is www.ulta.com.

Ulta Beauty is headquartered at 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL, 60440.

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]