After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Ulta Beauty to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference.
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As a NASDAQ listed company, ULTA falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Specialty Retail industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $541.29 and fluctuated between $542.80 as its day high and $528.75 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Ulta Beauty Inc is $26.29B. A total of 0.66 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 686.85K shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, ULTA has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 16 BUYs and 14 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 13,773 shares during that period but sold 23,732.
In the most recent transaction, Nagler Lorna sold 500 shares of ULTA for 488.18 per share on Dec 13. After the transaction, the Director now owns 6,529 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 12, Caro Jodi J sold 1,804 shares at 490.02 per share. ULTA shares that GC, Chief Risk & Compl. Ofc. owns now total 5,590.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Halligan Catherine Ann disposed of 400 shares on Jun 15 at a per-share price of $450.00. This resulted in the Director holding 2,165 shares of ULTA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MRKONIC GEORGE R JR sold 393 shares at $421.30 per share on Jun 05. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,397.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for ULTA in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $552.18 with high estimates of $635.00 and low estimates of $400.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ULTA has a high of $556.60 and a low of $368.02.
As of this writing, ULTA has an earnings estimate of $7.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 23 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.67 per share and a lower estimate of $7.17. The company reported an EPS of $6.02 in the last quarter, which was 2.90% higher than expectations of $5.85.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ULTA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $431.56M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.85B in debt and $1.56B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $41.69, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.54B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ULTA is Buy with a score of 4.28.
