Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $1.33 EPS

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) released its earnings results on Thursday. The specialty retailer reported $8.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.13 by $1.33, Briefing.com reports. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 51.95% and a net margin of 10.58%. The firm had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.47 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $8.08 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ulta Beauty updated its FY 2025 guidance to 22.500-22.900 EPS and its FY26 guidance to $22.50-22.90 EPS.

Ulta Beauty Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ULTA opened at $314.47 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $386.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $386.82. Ulta Beauty has a one year low of $309.01 and a one year high of $574.76. The company has a market capitalization of $14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ULTA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup raised their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com upgraded Ulta Beauty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Ulta Beauty from $385.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, B. Riley raised Ulta Beauty from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $330.00 to $430.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $459.22.

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.