Brokers provide predictions for Ulta Beauty, Inc.’s Q1 2026 earnings. (NASDAQ:ULTA)

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA – Free Report ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst A. Mohta now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $6.72 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $7.04. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.24 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s Q1 2027 earnings at $7.23 EPS.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA – Get Your Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 29th. The specialty retailer reported $5.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.47 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $2.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.61 billion. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 54.02%. Ulta Beauty’s revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. In the same quarter last year, the company posted earnings of $6.02 per share.

ULTA has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $328.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $425.00 to $380.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 30th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $395.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $385.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Ulta Beauty from $552.00 to $448.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, 28 August. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Ulta Beauty presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $425.29, according to MarketBeat.com.

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NASDAQ:ULTA opened at $373.08 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $368.39, and its two-hundred-day moving average price is $415.54. The stock has a market cap of $17.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.31. Ulta Beauty has a twelve month low of $318.17 and a twelve month high of $574.76.

Hedge funds influence Ulta Beauty

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Ulta Beauty by 83.3% in the second quarter. UMB Bank now owns 66 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Vima LLC bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 490.0% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 59 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Ulta Beauty in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. 90.39% of the shares are currently held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Indoor activity

In related news, Director Catherine Ann Halligan sold 100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $390.08, for a total transaction of $39,008.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $786,791.36. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed via this link. In other Ulta Beauty news, insider Jodi J. Caro sold 650 shares of Ulta Beauty stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $388.68, for a total value of $252,642.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,643,412.68. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed via this link. Also, Director Catherine Ann Halligan sold 100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $390.08, for a total transaction of $39,008.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 2,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $786,791.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s shares.

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Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. The company offers branded and private label beauty products including cosmetics, fragrances, hair care, skin care, bath and body products, professional hair products and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, , the Ulta.com website and its mobile apps.

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