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 buyback program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $625,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.41 by $0.05. The specialty retailer earned $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 33.29% and a net margin of 9.91%. View Ulta Beauty's Earnings History.

Ulta Beauty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 29th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.11-2.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.31. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.550-1.563 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.55 billion.

24 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Ulta Beauty's shares. Their predictions range from $205.00 to $315.00. On average, they anticipate Ulta Beauty's share price to reach $268.4783 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%. 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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Press coverage about ULTA stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Ulta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.72%), FMR LLC (1.59%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.38%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.38%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.24%) and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (1.13%). 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 Scopus Asset Management L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., BlackRock Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Morgan Stanley and Epoch Investment Partners Inc.. 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 Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Columbus Circle Investors, Unigestion Holding SA, Victory Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and South Texas Money Management Ltd.. 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 $282.87.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $16.68 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]