ULTA

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC · CIK 0001403568
$467.74 -1.82% $20.1B
High Impact Filing (7/10)31 New Institutional Positions19 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1)
Vol
Market Cap$20.1B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (74%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$13.6B
Inst. Activity31 buys / 19 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 $476.42

Recent Activity

Jun 10, 2026 Insider
GARCIA KELLY E was granted 404 shares
Director
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
Brok Martin was granted 404 shares
Director
Jun 10, 2026 Insider
Halligan Catherine Ann was granted 404 shares
Director
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
Inst.
Sanders Capital, LLC — ADD
1,908,139 shares ($997.4M)
Inst.
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt — TRIM
222,505 shares ($116.2M)

Price Targets

$627.25 +34.1% upside Strong Buy
Current $467.74 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 ▼ -2.0% $5.93 — $6.61 7% YoY 18
Next Q $5.84 ▼ -4.2% $5.53 — $6.19 14% YoY 18
Current FY $28.76 ▲ +0.5% $28.29 — $30.00 12% YoY 20
Next FY $31.83 ▲ +0.6% $29.95 — $33.26 11% YoY 20

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$2.1B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$1.5B
STATE STREET CORP$1.0B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$1.0B
Sanders Capital, LLC$997.4MADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 10, 2026GARCIA KELLYA$0.00
Jun 10, 2026Brok MartinA$0.00
Jun 10, 2026Halligan CatherineA$0.00
Jun 10, 2026Landry StephenieA$0.00
Jun 10, 2026LITTLE PATRICIAA$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
50 institutional holders with $13.6B total value (25,965,664 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 31 institutions added/increased vs 19 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.4,065,810$2.1B15.6%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,884,415$1.5B11.1%
3STATE STREET CORP2,002,587$1.0B7.7%
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1,960,042$1.0B7.5%
5Sanders Capital, LLC1,908,139$997.4M7.3%ADD +51.0%
6MORGAN STANLEY1,120,044$585.5M4.3%
7Invesco Ltd.738,157$385.8M2.8%
8FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC628,540$328.5M2.4%
9SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP611,100$319.4M2.4%
10BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/598,104$312.6M2.3%
11SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP573,500$299.8M2.2%
12Swedbank AB533,655$278.9M2.1%
13GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC494,623$258.5M1.9%
14DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP493,209$257.8M1.9%
15Amundi476,481$249.1M1.8%
16Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.472,672$247.1M1.8%
17CITADEL ADVISORS LLC418,500$218.8M1.6%
18Legal & General Group Plc350,765$183.3M1.3%
19CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC348,277$182.0M1.3%
20TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC322,401$168.5M1.2%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Sanders Capital, LLCADD1,263,7361,908,139+51.0%$997.4M2026-Q1
Alecta Tjanstepension OmsesidigtTRIM320,105222,505-30.5%$116.2M2026-Q1
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.TRIM291,916213,761-26.8%$111.7M2026-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.DOUBLED58,452176,752+202.4%$92.4M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCTRIM268,476168,158-37.4%$87.9M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD74,943122,109+62.9%$63.8M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED6,392105,683+1553.4%$55.2M2026-Q1
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ABDOUBLED38,421106,333+176.8%$54.9M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD76,49196,691+26.4%$50.5M2026-Q1
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCTRIM121,09077,391-36.1%$41.5M2026-Q1
AVIVA PLCADD61,36076,821+25.2%$40.2M2026-Q1
ING GROEP NVDOUBLED12,39873,524+493.0%$38.4M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD50,48569,140+37.0%$36.1M2026-Q1
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXASADD37,33258,225+56.0%$30.4M2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALNEW53,250$27.8M2026-Q1
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTNEW49,653$26.0M2026-Q1
Mariner, LLCADD35,69748,557+36.0%$25.4M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.ADD25,49547,737+87.2%$25.0M2026-Q1
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED40936,827+8904.2%$19.2M2026-Q1
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCADD23,69734,583+45.9%$18.1M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCNEW34,444$18.0M2026-Q1
Korea Investment CORPTRIM48,05534,035-29.2%$17.8M2026-Q1
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.NEW33,641$17.6M2026-Q1
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCDOUBLED1,26828,523+2149.4%$14.9M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDOUBLED7,98425,059+213.9%$13.1M2026-Q1
14 unique insiders with 24 transactions. Net insider value: -$243.8K ($0.00 bought, $243.8K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026GARCIA KELLY EDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Brok MartinDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Halligan Catherine AnnDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Landry Stephenie LeeDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026LITTLE PATRICIA ADirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Ruiz GiselDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026MRKONIC GEORGE R JRDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Nagler LornaDirectorAWARD404
Jun 10, 2026Smith Mike C.DirectorAWARD404
Apr 7, 2026MRKONIC GEORGE R JRDirectorSELL452$539.29$243.8K
Mar 31, 2026Casares Rene G.Chief Legal OfficerAWARD4,298
Mar 31, 2026Casares Rene G.Chief Legal OfficerAWARD1,263
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherChief Financial OfficerAWARD14,363
Mar 31, 2026DelOrefice ChristopherChief Financial OfficerAWARD4,219
Mar 31, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOAWARD37,070
Mar 31, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerAWARD1,443
Mar 31, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerAWARD4,912
Mar 31, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOAWARD10,889
Mar 31, 2026Lialios ChristopherSVP, Controller (P. Acct Ofc.)AWARD519
Mar 31, 2026Lialios ChristopherSVP, Controller (P. Acct Ofc.)AWARD757
Mar 15, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOTAX W/H393$535.72$210.5K
Mar 15, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerTAX W/H80$535.75$42.9K
Feb 12, 2026Steelman KeciaPresident and CEOAWARD3,416
Feb 12, 2026Ryan Anita JaneChief Human Resources OfficerAWARD644

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

$627.25 mean target +34.1% upside Strong Buy (1.81)
$450.00 Low $735.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$467.74
Target Low$450.00
Target Mean$627.25
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 6.9% -2.0% 2↑ 13↓ $3.0B 6.8% 18
Next Q
2026-10-31
$5.84 $5.53 $6.19 13.6% -4.2% 1↑ 14↓ $3.0B 4.9% 18
Current FY
2027-01-31
$28.76 $28.29 $30.00 12.2% +0.5% 11↑ 2↓ $13.2B 6.9% 20
Next FY
2028-01-31
$31.83 $29.95 $33.26 10.7% +0.6% 13↑ 2↓ $14.0B 5.3% 20

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$6.177
7d ago$6.145+0.031
30d ago$6.304-0.128
60d ago$6.233-0.056
90d ago$6.237-0.061
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 23d 17h 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.