William Blair Has Weak Outlook for Ulta Beauty Q3 Earnings

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTAFree Report) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ulta Beauty in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 17th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $4.54 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.57. The consensus estimate for Ulta Beauty’s current full-year earnings is $23.10 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ulta Beauty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $22.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $25.79 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $29.10 EPS.

ULTA has been the subject of a number of other reports. B. Riley started coverage on Ulta Beauty in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $300.00 price target for the company. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $450.00 target price on shares of Ulta Beauty in a research report on Thursday. Loop Capital lowered their target price on Ulta Beauty from $520.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. UBS Group lowered their target price on Ulta Beauty from $550.00 to $505.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their target price on Ulta Beauty from $507.00 to $435.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ulta Beauty currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $423.71.

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Ulta Beauty Stock Performance

Shares of ULTA opened at $368.92 on Friday. Ulta Beauty has a 52 week low of $318.17 and a 52 week high of $574.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.80, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $373.91 and a 200-day moving average of $387.32.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt increased its stake in Ulta Beauty by 14.4% in the third quarter. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt now owns 516,405 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $200,944,000 after acquiring an additional 65,000 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Ulta Beauty by 22.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 240 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 32.3% during the third quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,774 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,079,000 after buying an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ulta Beauty during the third quarter valued at about $215,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty by 19.7% during the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,563 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $608,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

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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, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications.

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