Ulta Beauty Inc [ULTA] stock prices are up 1.38% to $395.64 at the moment. 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 4.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.94%, 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.
The stock price of Ulta Beauty Inc [ULTA] has been fluctuating between $309.01 and $460.00 over the past year. 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 $395.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.98% based on the average ULTA price forecast.
Analyzing the ULTA fundamentals
The Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA] reported sales of 11.30B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -1.88%. 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 383.39 points at the first support level, and at 371.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 402.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 408.62.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA]’s Current Ratio is 1.69. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.58, while the Cash Ratio is 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.59, the price to book ratio is 7.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.59.
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.
