Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Competitors $392.93 -2.71 (-0.68%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$390.60 -2.32 (-0.59%) As of 05/1/2025 07:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ULTA vs. TSCO, DKS, FIVE, SIG, WINA, SBH, HZO, ODP, BGFV, and JDShould you be buying Ulta Beauty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ulta Beauty include Tractor Supply (TSCO), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Five Below (FIVE), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Winmark (WINA), Sally Beauty (SBH), MarineMax (HZO), ODP (ODP), Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV), and JD.com (JD). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Ulta Beauty vs. Tractor Supply DICK'S Sporting Goods Five Below Signet Jewelers Winmark Sally Beauty MarineMax ODP Big 5 Sporting Goods JD.com Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TSCO or ULTA? Ulta Beauty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tractor Supply. Ulta Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tractor Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTractor Supply$14.96B1.79$1.10B$2.0125.05Ulta Beauty$11.30B1.57$1.29B$25.3715.49 Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSCO or ULTA? Ulta Beauty received 259 more outperform votes than Tractor Supply when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.61% of users gave Tractor Supply an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Ulta Beauty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTractor SupplyOutperform Votes104769.61% Underperform Votes45730.39% Ulta BeautyOutperform Votes130668.06% Underperform Votes61331.94% Do analysts rate TSCO or ULTA? Tractor Supply currently has a consensus target price of $58.02, suggesting a potential upside of 15.23%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus target price of $427.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.72%. Given Tractor Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Tractor Supply is more favorable than Ulta Beauty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tractor Supply 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ulta Beauty 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48 Does the media refer more to TSCO or ULTA? In the previous week, Tractor Supply had 36 more articles in the media than Ulta Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Tractor Supply and 35 mentions for Ulta Beauty. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Tractor Supply's score of 0.53 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tractor Supply 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ulta Beauty 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, TSCO or ULTA? Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TSCO or ULTA more profitable? Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Tractor Supply's net margin of 7.40%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 51.95% beat Tractor Supply's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tractor Supply7.40% 49.01% 11.32% Ulta Beauty 10.58%51.95%20.88% Do institutionals and insiders believe in TSCO or ULTA? 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTractor Supply beats Ulta Beauty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ulta Beauty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ULTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ULTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUlta BeautyRetail stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.74B$3.82B$24.12B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A3.68%170.04%4.22%P/E Ratio15.726.2722.6818.54Price / Sales1.572.134.25103.34Price / Cash11.607.8519.4134.62Price / Book8.372.345.764.25Net Income$1.29B$204.42M$786.75M$248.18M7 Day Performance1.81%-2.13%0.62%1.25%1 Month Performance5.09%-8.13%-2.09%3.76%1 Year Performance-2.28%-18.76%3.37%5.28% Ulta Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ULTAUlta Beauty3.7282 of 5 stars$392.93-0.7%$427.17+8.7%-2.3%$17.74B$11.30B15.7240,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTSCOTractor Supply4.1706 of 5 stars$48.81-2.2%$58.47+19.8%-7.2%$25.96B$14.88B23.9449,000DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.9929 of 5 stars$190.22+1.3%$244.72+28.7%-5.4%$15.18B$13.44B13.5950,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFIVEFive Below4.2756 of 5 stars$75.390.0%$94.30+25.1%-46.9%$4.15B$3.88B15.5320,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpSIGSignet Jewelers3.68 of 5 stars$59.02-0.1%$79.60+34.9%-37.4%$2.53B$6.70B6.7930,900Analyst ForecastWINAWinmark1.5185 of 5 stars$364.88+0.4%$445.00+22.0%+0.8%$1.29B$83.10M33.5180Positive NewsSBHSally Beauty3.9517 of 5 stars$8.04+3.1%$12.70+58.1%-23.4%$818.18M$3.72B4.8129,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHZOMarineMax4.3293 of 5 stars$22.40-2.2%$38.50+71.9%-9.9%$506.05M$2.42B9.363,410ODPODP4.5186 of 5 stars$13.26-0.4%$28.00+111.1%-72.7%$394.94M$6.99B-14.5526,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsBGFVBig 5 Sporting Goods0.1985 of 5 stars$0.89-1.0%N/A-72.1%$20.24M$795.47M-0.348,700Earnings ReportNews CoverageJDJD.com4.9156 of 5 stars$32.70+0.5%$49.27+50.7%+12.2%$51.55B$1.16T10.34385,400Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSCO Competitors DKS Competitors FIVE Competitors SIG Competitors WINA Competitors SBH Competitors HZO Competitors ODP Competitors BGFV Competitors JD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ULTA) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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