At the time of writing, Ulta Beauty Inc [ULTA] stock is trading at $471.46, up 11.78%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ULTA shares have gain 14.88% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 19.16%, 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 May 30, 2025, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $520 from $460. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on April 14, 2025. On April 01, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $423 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and decreased its price target to $460 on March 14, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $500 on January 21, 2025. B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 07, 2025. In a note dated December 06, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $450 to $500.
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 $471.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.15% based on the average ULTA price forecast.
Analyzing the ULTA fundamentals
According to Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA], the company’s sales were 11.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.49% jump. 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 461.53 points at the first support level, and at 451.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 486.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 501.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ulta Beauty Inc [NASDAQ:ULTA] has a current ratio of 1.67. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.46, and the Cash Ratio is 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.86, the price to book ratio is 8.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.41.
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.
