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Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) closed the day trading at $314.47 down -4.48% from the previous closing price of $329.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. ULTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $329.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $309.01.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ULTA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 82.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.71. 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 14582760448 and an Enterprise Value of 16545991680. As of this moment, Ulta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.456 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.069.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ULTA is 1.21, which has changed by -0.41328037 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 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 -19.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.94%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ULTA traded about 890.18K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ULTA traded about 1187910 shares per day. 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 91.99% stake in the company. Shares short for ULTA as of 1740700800 were 2362395 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1738281600 on 2599166. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2362395 and a Short% of Float of 6.59.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 14.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.01, with high estimates of $5.32 and low estimates of $4.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $23.46 and $22.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $23.13. EPS for the following year is $26.0, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $27.59 and $24.6.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $2.79B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.81B to a low estimate of $2.77B. As of the current estimate, Ulta Beauty Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.73BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.63B. There is a high estimate of $2.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.61B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ULTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.45B and the low estimate is $11.92B.
