On Monday, Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) opened higher 7.17% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $338.38. Price fluctuations for ULTA have ranged from $318.17 to $574.76 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Cyclical sector has jumped its sales by 12.33% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -11.19% at the time writing. With a float of $47.00 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $48.32 million.
In an organization with 56000 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 38.69%, operating margin of 13.93%, and the pretax margin is 14.06%.
Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Ulta Beauty Inc is 0.24%, while institutional ownership is 91.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jul 02 ’24, was worth 39,008. In this transaction Director of this company sold 100 shares at a rate of $390.08, taking the stock ownership to the 2,017 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 25 ’24, when Company’s GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc. sold 650 for $388.68, making the entire transaction worth $252,639. This insider now owns 6,801 shares in total.
Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 7/31/2024, the company posted 5.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 4.97) by 0.1. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 6.87 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -11.19% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 3.65% during the next five years compared to 18.93% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.50. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.51. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 17.34.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 24.92, a number that is poised to hit 4.51 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 22.53 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.15 million. That was better than the volume of 0.97 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 26.99%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 11.47.
During the past 100 days, Ulta Beauty Inc’s (ULTA) raw stochastic average was set at 46.47%, which indicates a significant decrease from 48.15% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 42.57% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 36.82% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $376.27, while its 200-day Moving Average is $411.04. However, in the short run, Ulta Beauty Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $370.96. Second resistance stands at $379.27. The third major resistance level sits at $392.54. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $349.38, it is likely to go to the next support level at $336.11. The third support level lies at $327.80 if the price breaches the second support level.
Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) Key Stats
There are currently 47,115K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 17.09 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 11,207 M according to its annual income of 1,291 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,552 M and its income totaled 252,560 K.
