There are multiple paths to good returns for shareholders.Shares of cosmetics retail chain Ulta Beauty (ULTA 1.50%) are down more than 30% from all-time highs. But this is not a business in decline at all. And it's quite easy to prove.Ulta Beauty had zero long-term debt as of February 2024. As investing great Peter Lynch used to say, "It's very hard to go bankrupt when you don't have any debt." To this I'll add that it's even harder to go bankrupt when a company is also profitable. And Ulta is very profitab ...

In the latest trading session, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) closed at $381.78, marking a +1.5% move from the previous day. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.7%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.01%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.1%.Shares of the beauty products retailer witnessed a loss of 7.81% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Retail-Wholesale sector with its gain of 1.98% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.03%.The investment community ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that Ulta Beauty (ULTA) will report quarterly earnings of $6.24 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 9.3%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $2.73 billion, exhibiting an increase of 3.5% compared to the year-ago quarter.Over the last 30 days, there has been a downward revision of 0.3% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter, leading to its current level. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of ...

Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reports results for the quarter ended April 2024. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on May 30, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectat ...

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.Over the past month, shares of this beauty products retailer have returned -8.9%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +7.3% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Miscellaneous industry, which Ulta falls in, has gained 2.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?Althoug ...

DoorDash says it is expanding its 3-year-old partnership with Ulta Beauty.The company announced in a news release provided to PYMNTS Monday (May 20) that it was now offering on-demand and same-day delivery of beauty products from more than 1,350 locations across all 50 states.The partnership marks Ulta’s introduction to consumers shopping on the DoorDash marketplace and the first time all DoorDash customers in the U.S. users will have access to a beauty retailer on the platform.“As the largest beauty retail ...

Is beauty retailer Ulta's slowing growth a temporary issue or a pattern?If you've ever seen a stock price chart, you know that stock movements, whether up or down, are never linear.Sometimes, the way the stock behaves in the short term can influence investors to make poor decisions. A price jump can get investors excited, leading them to buy in only to see the stock fall. A drop can scare investors into selling shares of a company they had good reason to buy, leaving them to miss out on its recovery.Nobody ...

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) closed the latest trading day at $401.04, indicating a -0.59% change from the previous session's end. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.21% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.1%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.26%.Coming into today, shares of the beauty products retailer had lost 4.98% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 3.78%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.04%.The investment co ...

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) closed at $394.88 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.63% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.03%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.46%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.19%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the beauty products retailer had lost 10.65% over the past month. This has lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 0.23% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.57% in that time.Investors will be eagerly watchi ...

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) closed at $410.04 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.9% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.32%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.38%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.35%.Heading into today, shares of the beauty products retailer had lost 22.28% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 1.39% and the S&P 500's loss of 2% in that time.Market participants will be closely following the f ...