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Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) closed the day trading at $338.38 down -0.12% from the previous closing price of $338.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. ULTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $345.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $338.03.
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 38.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.16. 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.
On September 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $300.B. Riley Securities initiated its Sell rating on September 10, 2024, with a $300 target price.
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 15942672384 and an Enterprise Value of 17457719296. As of this moment, Ulta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.542 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.552.
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 -10.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.84%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ULTA traded about 1.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ULTA traded about 967170 shares per day. A total of 48.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.00M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.50% stake in the company. Shares short for ULTA as of 1730332800 were 2464249 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1727654400 on 2300368. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2464249 and a Short% of Float of 6.7299999999999995.
