What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Ulta Beauty Q1 Earnings?

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a report issued on Friday, March 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $5.76 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $415.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.96 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s FY2027 earnings at $26.13 EPS.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $8.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.13 by $1.33. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 51.95% and a net margin of 10.58%. The company had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.47 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $8.08 earnings per share. Ulta Beauty’s revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

ULTA has been the topic of several other research reports. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Ulta Beauty from $425.00 to $364.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Ulta Beauty from $480.00 to $475.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $445.00 to $327.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $427.13.

Ulta Beauty Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ ULTA opened at $356.99 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $383.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $386.87. Ulta Beauty has a 52-week low of $309.01 and a 52-week high of $544.36. The company has a market cap of $16.55 billion, a PE ratio of 14.29, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ulta Beauty

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ULTA. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Ulta Beauty by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty in the third quarter worth about $4,480,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Ulta Beauty by 382.5% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 10,698 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,163,000 after purchasing an additional 8,481 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 11.2% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 17,531 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,822,000 after buying an additional 1,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blueshift Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Ulta Beauty by 1,052.6% during the third quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC now owns 8,218 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,198,000 after buying an additional 7,505 shares during the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

Ulta Beauty, Inc operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications.