FY2025 EPS Estimates for Ulta Beauty Increased by Analyst

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $24.00 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $23.52. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $510.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.57 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $7.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $22.81 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays raised their price target on Ulta Beauty from $335.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Ulta Beauty from $426.00 to $424.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $390.00 to $380.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $472.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $454.43.

Ulta Beauty Price Performance

Shares of ULTA opened at $428.27 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $399.50 and a 200-day moving average of $383.42. The company has a market cap of $19.86 billion, a PE ratio of 17.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.28. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $318.17 and a one year high of $574.76.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.69. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.07 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paladin Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ulta Beauty during the third quarter worth $32,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 118.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 151.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Ulta Beauty during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

About Ulta Beauty

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.