Q1 EPS Estimates for Ulta Beauty Increased by Analyst

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ulta Beauty in a research report issued on Monday, March 10th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $6.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $6.20. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.96 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on ULTA. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Ulta Beauty from $390.00 to $394.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America upped their target price on Ulta Beauty from $460.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $435.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $385.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $459.22.

Ulta Beauty Price Performance

NASDAQ ULTA opened at $329.23 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $388.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $387.32. Ulta Beauty has a fifty-two week low of $318.17 and a fifty-two week high of $574.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.27 billion, a PE ratio of 13.17, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Ulta Beauty by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 166 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth about $793,000. Chase Investment Counsel Corp boosted its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Chase Investment Counsel Corp now owns 4,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty during the 3rd quarter worth about $4,480,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 382.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 10,698 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,163,000 after purchasing an additional 8,481 shares in the last quarter. 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.