ULTA

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC · CIK 0001403568
$462.80 -0.91% $19.9B
High Impact Filing (7/10)Congressional Activity (1)
Vol
Market Cap$19.9B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (74%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$5.1B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 1 sells
Insider Activity0B / 1S
Insider Net $-$243.8K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports2
Congressional2 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Retail-Retail Stores, NEC·CIK 0001403568·Prev Close $467.07

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 SEC
Ulta Beauty filed an 8-K reporting the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting, where stockholders approved a new 2026 Incent
8-K — Impact 3/10
Jun 3, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: ULTA — 65.8% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 651,034 | Exempt: 27 | TRF Vol: 989,238 | Short Ratio: 65.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
Jun 2, 2026 SEC
Ulta Beauty reported Q1 FY2026 results with net sales of $3.16B (+11.1% YoY) and diluted EPS of $7.74 (+15.5% YoY), beat
8-K — Impact 7/10
Apr 7, 2026 Insider
MRKONIC GEORGE R JR sold 452 shares
Director @ $539.29 ($243.8K)
Mar 31, 2026 Insider
Casares Rene G. sold 4,298 shares
Chief Legal Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Mar 31, 2026 Insider
Casares Rene G. sold 1,263 shares
Chief Legal Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
712,323 shares ($431.0M)
Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — TRIM
586,513 shares ($354.8M)

Price Targets

$626.00 +31.0% upside Strong Buy
Current $477.90 Low $450.00 Median $633.00 High $735.00 24 analysts
$450.00 $735.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy74% buy · 34 analysts
9Strong Buy
16Buy
8Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 9, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jun 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Jun 3, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jun 3, 2026 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Jun 3, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $6.18 ▼ -1.9% $5.93 — $6.61 7% YoY 17
Next Q $5.83 ▼ -4.4% $5.53 — $6.19 13% YoY 17
Current FY $28.74 $28.29 — $30.00 12% YoY 20
Next FY $31.83 ▲ +0.6% $29.95 — $33.26 11% YoY 20

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$3.3B
MORGAN STANLEY$659.8M
NORGES BANK$431.0MNEW
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$354.8MTRIM
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$210.5MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Apr 7, 2026MRKONIC GEORGESELL$243.8K
Mar 31, 2026Casares ReneA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Casares ReneA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherA$0.00
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
1 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish

Congressional Trades

2 members: 1 buys, 1 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Maria ElviraRBUY$15,001 - $50,000
Anthony WiedRSELL$15,001 - $50,000
7 institutional holders with $5.1B total value (8,348,963 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, NORGES. Net buying activity: 2 institutions added/increased vs 1 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC5,376,848$3.3B64.4%
2MORGAN STANLEY1,090,625$659.8M13.1%
3NORGES BANK712,323$431.0M8.5%NEW
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/586,513$354.8M7.0%TRIM -26.4%
5CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC347,985$210.5M4.2%NEW
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN230,969$139.7M2.8%TRIM -52.3%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP3,700$2.2M0.0%NEW

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
NORGES BANKNEW712,323$431.0M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM796,542586,513-26.4%$354.8M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW3,700$2.2M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT124,6000-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT553,1840-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD703,179907,327+29.0%$424.5M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW553,184$258.8M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW124,600$58.3M2025-Q2
Fund 1 Investments, LLCEXIT2000-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM524,557250,046-52.3%$91.7M2025-Q1
Fund 1 Investments, LLCNEW200$73.3K2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT550,5080-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD514,919706,527+37.2%$307.3M2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD311,777524,557+68.2%$228.1M2024-Q4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INCEXIT24,2030-100.0%$0.002024-Q4
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.EXIT36,9470-100.0%$0.002024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT35,7000-100.0%$0.002024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW307,665$119.7M2024-Q3
6 unique insiders with 1 transactions. Net insider value: -$243.8K ($0.00 bought, $243.8K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 7, 2026MRKONIC GEORGE R JRDirectorSELL452$539.29$243.8K
Mar 31, 2026Casares Rene G.Chief Legal OfficerA4,298$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Casares Rene G.Chief Legal OfficerA1,263$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherChief Financial OfficerA14,363$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherChief Financial OfficerA4,219$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOA37,070$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerA1,443$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerA4,912$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOA10,889$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Lialios ChristopherSVP, Controller (P. Acct Ofc.)A519$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Lialios ChristopherSVP, Controller (P. Acct Ofc.)A757$0.00$0.00
Mar 15, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOF393$535.72$210.5K
Mar 15, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerF80$535.75$42.9K
Feb 12, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOA3,416$0.00$0.00
Feb 12, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerA644$0.00$0.00

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (74% buy). Based on 34 analysts: 9 strong buy, 16 buy, 8 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$626.00 mean target +31.0% upside Strong Buy (1.81)
$450.00 Low $735.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$477.90
Target Low$450.00
Target Mean$626.00
Target Median$633.00
Target High$735.00
# Analysts24
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.81)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-07-31
$6.18 $5.93 $6.61 7.0% -1.9% 2↑ 3↓ $3.0B 6.8% 17
Next Q
2026-10-31
$5.83 $5.53 $6.19 13.3% -4.4% 2↑ 3↓ $3.0B 5.0% 17
Current FY
2027-01-31
$28.74 $28.29 $30.00 12.1% +0.4% 6↑ 0↓ $13.2B 6.9% 20
Next FY
2028-01-31
$31.83 $29.95 $33.26 10.7% +0.6% 4↑ 1↓ $14.0B 5.4% 20

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$6.182
7d ago$6.274-0.092
30d ago$6.304-0.122
60d ago$6.233-0.051
90d ago$6.348-0.166
20 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 9, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jun 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jun 3, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jun 3, 2026 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jun 3, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 3, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jun 3, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 3, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 3, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jun 3, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jun 3, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Jun 3, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jun 3, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jun 3, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 20, 2026 Jefferies UPGRADE Hold Buy
Apr 14, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 13, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 13, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 13, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 13, 2026 Piper Sandler REITERATE Overweight Overweight
Mar 13, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 13, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Mar 13, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 13, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 11, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 10, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 9, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 9, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Mar 9, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 9, 2026 Telsey Advisory Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 21, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 21, 2026 Raymond James UPGRADE Outperform Strong Buy
Jan 20, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 15, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 8, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 7, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 2, 2026 Argus Research MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202691681074%
May 1, 202681691071%
Apr 1, 2026716101068%
Mar 1, 2026617111066%
Feb 1, 2026617111066%
Jan 1, 2026616101067%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
2 members of Congress traded this stock: 1 buys, 1 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Mar 19, 2026Maria Elvira SalazarRHOUSEBUY$15,001 - $50,000Ulta Beauty IncApr 22, 2026 (35d)
Feb 3, 2026Anthony WiedRHOUSESELL$15,001 - $50,000Ulta Beauty IncMar 12, 2026 (38d)
50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
1 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 1 time period

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 20, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/options Neutral 20d 13h ago
ULTA forming a base
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ULTA — 65.8% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 651,034 | Exempt: 27 | TRF Vol: 989,238 | Short Ratio: 65.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
earnings_calendar
ULTA Q1 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-06-02
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ULTA — 64.3% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 333,203 | Exempt: 8 | TRF Vol: 517,858 | Short Ratio: 64.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.1M shares, 51,897 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,069,888 shares across 51,897 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.2M shares, 52,929 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,160,654 shares across 52,929 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 0.9M shares, 46,928 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 946,177 shares across 46,928 trades.
May 4, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ULTA — 1,364 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260504, Price: $531.95, FTD Value: $725,579.8, ULTA BEAUTY INC COM STK
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.0M shares, 51,211 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 1,022,003 shares across 51,211 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 0.8M shares, 41,940 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 810,288 shares across 41,940 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.1M shares, 52,072 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 1,058,412 shares across 52,072 trades.
Apr 10, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ULTA — 5,204 shares ($2.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260410, Price: $532.79, FTD Value: $2,772,639.16, ULTA BEAUTY INC COM STK
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 0.9M shares, 50,315 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 869,415 shares across 50,315 trades.
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 0.8M shares, 35,277 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 775,928 shares across 35,277 trades.
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.1M shares, 54,979 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 1,149,005 shares across 54,979 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ULTA — 1.7M shares, 69,735 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 1,662,434 shares across 69,735 trades.