Q4 Earnings Estimate for Ulta Beauty Issued By William Blair

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Ulta Beauty in a research report issued on Friday, December 6th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $6.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $6.78. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s FY2027 earnings at $26.53 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on ULTA. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $425.00 to $380.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $385.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson increased their target price on Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $439.30.

Ulta Beauty Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ ULTA opened at $411.92 on Monday. Ulta Beauty has a 12 month low of $318.17 and a 12 month high of $574.76. The company has a market cap of $19.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $374.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $376.92.

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

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 180,713.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,238,569 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $481,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237,884 shares during the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board bought a new position in Ulta Beauty during the third quarter valued at about $359,480,000. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 3,246.2% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 346,262 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $134,737,000 after buying an additional 335,914 shares during the last quarter. Atreides Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth about $73,069,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Ulta Beauty by 87.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 337,882 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $130,380,000 after acquiring an additional 157,497 shares during the last quarter. 90.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.