At the time of writing, Ulta Beauty Inc [ULTA] stock is trading at $377.74, down -0.25%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ULTA shares have gain 5.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.16%, and 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 April 14, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on April 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $423. On March 14, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $460 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $500 on January 21, 2025. B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on December 06, 2024, and upped its price target to $500. In a note dated November 21, 2024, William Blair downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Ulta Beauty Inc fluctuated between $309.01 and $460.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $470.75 within the next 12 months. Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ: ULTA] shares were valued at $377.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.62% based on the average ULTA price forecast.
Analyzing the ULTA fundamentals
According to Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA], the company’s sales were 11.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -1.88% plunge. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.77.
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 371.71 points at the first support level, and at 365.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 387.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 396.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA] has a current ratio of 1.69. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.58, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.52, the price to book ratio is 6.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Caro Jodi J, GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc., that happened on Apr 01 ’25 when 902.0 shares were sold. Officer, Caro Jodi J completed a deal on Apr 01 ’25 to buy 902.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Steelman Kecia bought 1440.0 shares on Mar 20 ’25.
