ULTA

Ulta Beauty Inc. Common Stock (ULTA)

Stock · NASDAQ · Consumer Discretionary

$593.2as of 10/16/2026

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October 17, 2026

Ulta Beauty faces caution on softer 2026 guidance. Ulta Beauty issued softer guidance for the second half of 2026, prompting analysts to advise caution despite the current 'lipstick effect' in consumer spending. While the company is being watched as a retail pick for the upcoming holiday season, the revised outlook suggests potential headwinds ahead. The stock remains near its 52-week high, with an RSI of 74.8 indicating strong recent momentum.

Active signals

Support level
$531.15
Industry
Other Specialty Stores

What ULTA's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike25+2.5%64%
Bollinger Band Breakout20+1.4%55%
Bollinger Band Breakdown20-2.3%40%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now12+1.8%58%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.3%56%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About ULTA

Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States, Mexico, and Kuwait. 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 provides wellness products.…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Other Specialty Stores
Employees
21,382

Fundamentals

1-day range
$596.48$610.21
Market cap
$23.16B
P/E (trailing)
21.44
P/E (forward)
18.99
EPS (trailing)
$27.45
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.86
Avg. volume
578.4K
Ex-dividend date
March 16, 2012
Dividend pay date
May 15, 2012
52-week range
$443.6$714.97
Next earnings: December 3, 2026 · EPS estimate $4.60confirmed

How Ulta Beauty Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$12.39BNet Income$1.15B (9%)Cost of Revenue$7.55B (61%)SG&A$3.30B (27%)Tax$373.87M (3%)ULTA

Source: 10-K filed Mar 26, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$4.85B(39%)
Operating Income$1.53B(12%)

Forecasts

25 analyst ratings

Buy 74%
Hold 24%
Sell 3%
1-year price forecast
High
$731
+23.2%
Median
$635
+7.0%
Low
$500
-15.7%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
10.4K
Disposed
3.0K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
41.90M
Total value held
$19.56B
Institutional holders
1077
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown4.07M
  • Unknown2.88M
  • Unknown2.00M
  • Unknown1.91M
  • Unknown1.47M
  • Unknown1.27M
  • Unknown1.23M
  • Unknown1.12M
  • Unknown983.7K
  • Unknown970.4K

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