On Dec 07, major Wall Street analysts update their ratings for $Ulta Beauty (ULTA.US)$, with price targets ranging from $330 to $505.
Goldman Sachs analyst Kate McShane maintains with a hold rating, and sets the target price at $396.
BofA Securities analyst Lorraine Hutchinson maintains with a hold rating.
UBS analyst Michael Lasser maintains with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $505 to $490.
Deutsche Bank analyst Krisztina Katai maintains with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $424 to $459.
Wells Fargo analyst Ike Boruchow maintains with a sell rating, and maintains the target price at $350.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Ulta Beauty (ULTA.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
Ulta Beauty's third quarter outcomes highlighted improvements in sales and a stabilization of margins. Even though external pressures persist, it's believed that the company has strategies to return to positive comparable sales growth soon. Moreover, the market is likely to find the earnings per share estimates for 2025 attainable.
The improvement in comparable sales for Ulta Beauty occurred earlier than market expectations, contributing to an increase in the company's stock value. Although the forecast for Q4 is seen as conservative, challenges still persist due to a competitive market and sector-specific headwinds.
The flip to slightly positive comps and year-over-year promotional margins for Ulta Beauty, which are better than anticipated for Q3 and still an improvement over 2019, were highlighted by analysts as critical factors dispelling ongoing structural bear concerns. They indicated that Ulta's strategic positioning looking towards 2025 remains promising.
Ulta Beauty surpassed sales and earnings expectations in Q3 and raised its fiscal 2024 projections for all metrics due to this outperformance. Nonetheless, challenges are anticipated for Q4, with expectations of a decline in comparable sales.
Ulta Beauty's recent financial reports exceeded expectations due to improved comparable store sales, gross margins, and expenditures which collectively contributed to a significant beat in earnings per share. Although Ulta operates within an appealing industry, clarity regarding competition and distribution is required to better determine the potentials of sales and margin stability.
Here are the latest investment ratings and price targets for $Ulta Beauty (ULTA.US)$ from 13 analysts:
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美東時間12月7日，多家華爾街大行更新了$Ulta美容 (ULTA.US)$的評級，目標價介於330美元至505美元。
高盛集團分析師Kate McShane維持持有評級，目標價396美元。
美銀證券分析師Lorraine Hutchinson維持持有評級。
瑞士銀行分析師Michael Lasser維持買入評級，並將目標價從505美元下調至490美元。
德意志銀行分析師Krisztina Katai維持買入評級，並將目標價從424美元上調至459美元。
富國集團分析師Ike Boruchow維持賣出評級，維持目標價350美元。
此外，綜合報道，$Ulta美容 (ULTA.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
ulta美容第三季度的業績突顯了銷售的改善和利潤率的穩定。雖然外部壓力依然存在，但相信公司有策略能夠迅速恢復正的可比銷售增長。此外，市場可能會認爲2025年的每股收益預期是可以實現的。
ulta美容的可比銷售改善發生在市場預期之前，導致公司股票價值的增加。儘管對第四季度的預測被視爲保守，但由於競爭激烈的市場和行業特定的逆風，挑戰仍然存在。
對於ulta美容而言，稍微正向的可比銷售和年同比的促銷利潤率的轉變，超過了第三季度的預期，並且仍然比2019年有所改善，分析師強調這是消除持續結構性熊市擔憂的關鍵因素。他們指出，ulta在面向2025年的戰略定位仍然充滿希望。
ulta美容在第三季度超越了銷售和盈利預期，並提高了對所有指標的2024財年預測。儘管如此，預計第四季度將面臨挑戰，同時可比銷售有下降的預期。
ulta美容最近的財務報告由於可比門店銷售、毛利率和支出的改善而超過預期，這些因素共同導致每股收益顯著超出預期。儘管ulta在一個吸引人的行業內運營，但需要更清晰的競爭和分銷情況以更好地判斷銷售和利潤穩定的潛力。
以下爲今日13位分析師對$Ulta美容 (ULTA.US)$的最新投資評級及目標價：
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