Analytical Overview: Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

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As of close of business last night, Ulta Beauty Inc’s stock clocked out at $372.30, down -0.32% from its previous closing price of $373.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. ULTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $375.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $367.51.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of ULTA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 42.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, B. Riley Securities on September 10, 2024, initiated with a Sell rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300.

On September 03, 2024, Loop Capital reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $520 to $450.

Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on August 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $500 to $450.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 02 ’24 when Halligan Catherine Ann sold 100 shares for $390.08 per share. The transaction valued at 39,008 led to the insider holds 2,017 shares of the business.

Caro Jodi J sold 650 shares of ULTA for $252,639 on Jun 25 ’24. The GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc. now owns 6,801 shares after completing the transaction at $388.68 per share. On Jun 04 ’24, another insider, MRKONIC GEORGE R JR, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 397 shares for $389.34 each. As a result, the insider received 154,568 and left with 2,000 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ULTA now has a Market Capitalization of 17597353984 and an Enterprise Value of 19055849472. As of this moment, Ulta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.683 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.427.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, ULTA has reached a high of $574.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $318.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.20%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that ULTA traded 1.16M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1829360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 48.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.00M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.27% stake in the company. Shares short for ULTA as of 1723680000 were 2311962 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1721001600 on 2074047. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2311962 and a Short% of Float of 6.29.

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