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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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Ulta Beauty (ULTA - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $545.67, moving +1.73% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.44% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.26%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.21%.
Coming into today, shares of the beauty products retailer had gained 2.93% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 2.17%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.28%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Ulta Beauty as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Ulta Beauty is projected to report earnings of $6.75 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 7.14%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.61 billion, up 11.13% from the prior-year quarter.
ULTA's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $25.21 per share and revenue of $11.07 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +5% and +8.46%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Ulta Beauty. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 3.79% higher. Ulta Beauty currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Digging into valuation, Ulta Beauty currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 21.27. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 12.21.
Investors should also note that ULTA has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. ULTA's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.9 as of yesterday's close.
The Retail - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 54, putting it in the top 22% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Ulta Beauty (ULTA - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $545.67, moving +1.73% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.44% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.26%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.21%.
Coming into today, shares of the beauty products retailer had gained 2.93% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 2.17%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.28%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Ulta Beauty as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Ulta Beauty is projected to report earnings of $6.75 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 7.14%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.61 billion, up 11.13% from the prior-year quarter.
ULTA's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $25.21 per share and revenue of $11.07 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +5% and +8.46%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Ulta Beauty. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 3.79% higher. Ulta Beauty currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Digging into valuation, Ulta Beauty currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 21.27. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 12.21.
Investors should also note that ULTA has a PEG ratio of 1.73 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. ULTA's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.9 as of yesterday's close.
The Retail - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 54, putting it in the top 22% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow ULTA in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.