Ulta Beauty FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by William Blair

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – Equities researchers at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Ulta Beauty in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $23.87 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $23.42. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.57 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.96 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $23.11 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $6.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $27.59 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Ulta Beauty from $426.00 to $424.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $470.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Ulta Beauty in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $460.30.

Ulta Beauty Stock Up 0.7 %

ULTA opened at $418.23 on Friday. Ulta Beauty has a 12-month low of $318.17 and a 12-month high of $574.76. The business has a 50 day moving average of $402.01 and a 200-day moving average of $384.05. The stock has a market cap of $19.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.28.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.45 by $0.69. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 51.95%. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $5.07 EPS. Ulta Beauty’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ULTA. Paladin Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ulta Beauty by 118.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Ulta Beauty by 151.5% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Ulta Beauty in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ulta Beauty

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.