A share price of Ulta Beauty Inc [ULTA] is currently trading at $343.72, down -0.03%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ULTA shares have gain 4.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.79%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ: ULTA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 14, 2025, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $460 from $500. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 21, 2025, and elevated its price target to $500. On January 07, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $500 on December 06, 2024. William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on September 23, 2024. In a note dated September 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities initiated an Sell rating and provided a target price of $300 on this stock.
Ulta Beauty Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $309.01 and $535.08. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $442.25 within the next 12 months. Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ: ULTA] shares were valued at $343.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.67% based on the average ULTA price forecast.
Analyzing the ULTA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA] were 11.30B which represents -1.88% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.2, Equity is 0.51 and Total Capital is 0.37. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.77.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 339.64 points at the first support level, and at 335.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 346.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 349.82.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA] is 1.70. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.60, while the Cash Ratio is 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.41, the price to book ratio is 6.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Halligan Catherine Ann, Director, that happened on Jul 02 ’24 when 100.0 shares were sold. GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc., Caro Jodi J completed a deal on Jun 25 ’24 to sell 650.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MRKONIC GEORGE R JR sold 397.0 shares on Jun 04 ’24.
