Analyzing Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) and ABC-Mart,Inc. (OTCMKTS:AMKYF)

ABC-Mart,Inc. (OTCMKTS:AMKYF) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for ABC-Mart,Inc. and Ulta Beauty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABC-Mart,Inc.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ulta Beauty	1	6	19	1	2.74

Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $626.59, suggesting a potential upside of 21.08%. Given Ulta Beauty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than ABC-Mart,Inc..

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ABC-Mart,Inc. and Ulta Beauty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABC-Mart,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ulta Beauty	$12.39 billion	1.80	$1.15 billion	$26.67	19.40

Ulta Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than ABC-Mart,Inc..

Profitability

This table compares ABC-Mart,Inc. and Ulta Beauty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABC-Mart,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ulta Beauty	9.34%	45.28%	17.36%

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats ABC-Mart,Inc. on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ABC-Mart,Inc.

ABC-Mart,Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of shoes, clothing, and general merchandise products for men, women, and kids in Japan. The company develops and manufactures shoes; and licenses various brands. In addition, the company is involved in the sale of owned and purchased products through ABC-MART stores. The company offers its products under the VANS, HAWKINS, Saucony, NUOVO, DANNER, SPERRY,WHITE’S BOOTS, and byA brand names. It operates various stores in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa, as well as South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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. It also offers beauty services, including hair, makeup, brow, and skin services at its stores. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.