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After finishing at $410.67 in the prior trading day, Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) closed at $401.60, down -2.21%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. ULTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $414.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $398.41.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ULTA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 104.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.71.
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 the company, Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $500 from $430 previously.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on December 06, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $450 to $500.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 18623197184 and an Enterprise Value of 20024999936. As of this moment, Ulta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 66.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.769 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.957.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ULTA is 1.32, which has changed by -0.21422422 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20587826 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -2.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 921.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 655730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 46.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.26M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.53% stake in the company. Shares short for ULTA as of 1731628800 were 2719260 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1728950400 on 2058146. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2719260 and a Short% of Float of 7.430000000000001.
