Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $5.33 Per Share

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $5.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.37. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $25.65 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s FY2025 earnings at $25.68 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ULTA. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $605.00 to $476.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 14th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $565.00 to $475.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their target price on Ulta Beauty from $575.00 to $522.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $630.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $497.61.

Ulta Beauty Stock Performance

Shares of ULTA opened at $327.11 on Wednesday. Ulta Beauty has a fifty-two week low of $320.79 and a fifty-two week high of $574.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $380.88 and a 200 day moving average of $441.92. The firm has a market cap of $15.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.37.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 30th. The specialty retailer reported $6.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.19 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.72 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 58.06% and a net margin of 11.13%. Ulta Beauty’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.88 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ulta Beauty

In related news, insider Jodi J. Caro sold 650 shares of Ulta Beauty stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $388.68, for a total value of $252,642.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 6,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,643,412.68. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Jodi J. Caro sold 650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $388.68, for a total transaction of $252,642.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,801 shares in the company, valued at $2,643,412.68. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Catherine Ann Halligan sold 100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $390.08, for a total transaction of $39,008.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,017 shares in the company, valued at $786,791.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nvwm LLC increased its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $511,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 72 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Nkcfo LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Nkcfo LLC now owns 183 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 32.5% during the 1st quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 102 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bfsg LLC boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 6,284 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,286,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

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.