NASDAQ:ULTAUlta Beauty Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $221.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ULTA shares have decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $195.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ulta Beauty in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 28th. The specialty retailer reported ($1.39) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $2.00. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 24.36% and a net margin of 6.37%. Ulta Beauty's revenue for the quarter was down 32.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.26 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's earnings history.

Ulta Beauty announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan 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 plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

27 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Ulta Beauty's stock. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $330.00. On average, they anticipate Ulta Beauty's stock price to reach $258.54 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ulta Beauty.

Media stories about ULTA stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a media sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,720,000 shares, a decrease of 5.9% from the June 15th total of 2,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,290,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 5.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Ulta Beauty's Current Options Chain.

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

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include DNB Asset Management AS (0.44%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Farmers Trust Co. (0.02%), Robecosam AG (0.01%) and Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%). Company insiders that own Ulta Beauty stock include Catherine Ann Halligan, Charles Heilbronn, David C Kimbell, Dennis K Eck, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, Mary N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount and Scott M Settersten. View institutional ownership trends for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, and Jeffrey J Childs. View insider buying and selling activity for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Farmers Trust Co., Arden Trust Co, Everence Capital Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Diversified Trust Co, 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. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ULTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $195.99.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $11.04 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]