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Ulta Beauty Inc

NASDAQ: ULTA Specialty Retail
$542.72
▼ $0.97 (−0.18%) today
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Fundamentals

Market Cap
$23.2B
P/E Ratio
19.8
Profit Margin
9.3%
Revenue (TTM)
$13.0B
EPS (TTM)
$27.46
52-Week Range
$444 – $715
Street Target
$631.44

About Ulta Beauty

Ulta Beauty Inc is a leading retailer in the United States, specializing in a wide range of beauty products. From cosmetics and fragrances to haircare and skincare, Ulta offers both branded and private label items. Their stores not only sell products but also provide salon services like hair, skin, makeup, and nail treatments. Ulta Beauty stands out for its Ulta Beauty Collection, which includes cosmetics, skincare, and bath items. Customers can shop in-store, online, or via mobile apps, making beauty more accessible. Founded in 1990, Ulta Beauty calls Bolingbrook, Illinois, its home.

Latest Activity

Biggest movers · At the close
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  • ULTAUlta Beauty$537.5+3.9%
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GoPro closed up 43% at 86 cents, a sub-dollar stock swinging harder than anything else in the 111-name priority list. Tesla and SanDisk added better than 5%, while Take-Two led the decliners at 6.5% lower.

ULTAUlta Beauty
Regular session
$507.17
-6.43%open $542.00

A 6.4% slide to $507.17 is the sharpest single-session reset this beauty retailer has seen in a while, landing the morning after its Q2 earnings filing hit EDGAR. Holders are now trading the reaction rather than the results.

ULTAUlta Beauty
Q2 2027
EPS
$6.55
est $6.21+5.5%
Revenue
$3.04B
est $2.98B+1.8%

Ulta Beauty raised its full-year EPS guidance to $28.70 to $29.00 and lifted the fiscal 2026 buyback plan to $1.8 billion from $1.5 billion, a signal that comparable sales growth of 3.8% is holding in a crowded beauty market. Management also nudged up its sales and operating income outlook after the second-quarter beat.

Quarterly EPS — reported vs estimate
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  • ULTAUlta Beauty$540.82+3.7%
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The damage at Monday's close ran deeper than the gains: Applied Optoelectronics shed 11.6% while the best performer, AMC Entertainment, managed 6.08%. Four of the five worst names lost more than 7% in a single session.

Biggest movers · At the close
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  • ULTAUlta Beauty$519.44+5.3%
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Fabrinet closed down 20% at $477.37, the deepest single-day loss in a 110-name priority list, with optical peers Applied Optoelectronics and Coherent also off double digits. Duolingo led all gainers at 8.3%.

ULTAUlta Beauty
Regular session
$522.41
+5.17%open $496.75

A 5.2% intraday run to $522 adds better than a billion dollars of market value to a $22.5B beauty retailer in a single session, a rare one-day move for this name. Whether it holds into the close is the thing to watch.

ULTA Coverage

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Ulta Shares Soar on Strong Q3 Earnings and Revenue

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA | ULTA Price Prediction) reported third quarter fiscal 2026 results after market close on December 4, 2025, and investors liked what they saw. The company beat both earnings…

Joel South