Q1 Earnings Estimate for Ulta Beauty Issued By DA Davidson

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a research note issued to investors on Friday, March 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $5.76 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $415.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.96 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s FY2027 earnings at $26.13 EPS.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $8.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.13 by $1.33. The business had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.47 billion. Ulta Beauty had a return on equity of 51.95% and a net margin of 10.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $8.08 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $460.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $360.00 to $310.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Ulta Beauty from $480.00 to $475.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Ulta Beauty from $475.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $427.13.

Ulta Beauty Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ULTA opened at $356.99 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $383.53 and its 200 day moving average is $386.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.55 billion, a PE ratio of 14.29, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34. Ulta Beauty has a fifty-two week low of $309.01 and a fifty-two week high of $544.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ulta Beauty

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 121.4% in the fourth quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 62 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 118.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 83 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Ulta Beauty during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. 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.