NASDAQ:ULTAUlta Beauty Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ulta Beauty's stock was trading at $221.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ULTA shares have increased by 14.1% and is now trading at $252.30. 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 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 16 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 28th. The specialty retailer reported ($1.39) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $2.00. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.27 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 6.37% and a return on equity of 24.36%. Ulta Beauty's quarterly revenue was down 32.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.26 EPS. View Ulta Beauty's earnings history.

Ulta Beauty declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, March 12th 2020, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,600,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 12.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Ulta Beauty updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 12th. The company provided EPS guidance of $12.55-$12.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $13.05. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.92-$7.99 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.01 billion.

27 Wall Street analysts 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 share price to reach $258.04 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ulta Beauty.

Media headlines about ULTA stock have been trending negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ulta Beauty earned a coverage optimism score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines 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 stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutUlta Beauty.

Ulta Beauty saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,070,000 shares, a decline of 11.0% from the April 30th total of 3,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,230,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 5.7% of the company's 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.14%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (5.24%), State Street Corp (4.30%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.00%), Invesco Ltd. (1.99%) and Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (1.78%). 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 N Dillon, Robert F Diromualdo, Sally E Blount, 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 Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Primecap Management Co. CA, Janus Henderson Group PLC, HS Management Partners LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have sold Ulta Beauty company stock in the last year include Catherine Ann Halligan, Jeffrey J Childs, Lorna Nagler, and Sally E Blount. View insider buying and selling activity for Ulta Beauty.

ULTA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, DNB Asset Management AS, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Alta Capital Management LLC, SPF Beheer BV, Chilton Investment Co. LLC, and Melvin Capital Management LP. Company insiders that have bought Ulta Beauty stock in the last two years include Charles Heilbronn, and Mary N Dillon. 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 $252.30.

Ulta Beauty has a market capitalization of $14.21 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]