William Blair Boosts Earnings Estimates for Ulta Beauty

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTAFree Report) – Research analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Ulta Beauty in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $23.87 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $23.42. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.57 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $23.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.59 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on ULTA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. DA Davidson increased their price target on Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $455.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Ulta Beauty from $390.00 to $394.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $460.30.

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Ulta Beauty Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of ULTA stock opened at $418.23 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.28. Ulta Beauty has a 12 month low of $318.17 and a 12 month high of $574.76. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $402.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $384.05.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTAGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.69. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.50 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. Ulta Beauty’s revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.07 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ulta Beauty

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

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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.

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