Ulta Beauty Inc.’s recently made public that its Director Halligan Catherine Ann unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.18 million on Jun 15. In the deal valued at $450.00 per share,400 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Halligan Catherine Ann now holds 2,165 shares worth roughly $ 0.9 million.
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Then, MRKONIC GEORGE R JR sold 393 shares, generating $165,570 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $421.30, the Director now owns 2,397 shares.
Before that, Ryan Anita Jane sold 1,255 shares. Ulta Beauty Inc. shares valued at $683,583 were divested by the Chief Human Resources Officer at a price of $544.69 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ryan Anita Jane now holds 2,491 shares, worth roughly $1.03 million.
Loop Capital upgraded its Ulta Beauty Inc. [ULTA] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published on Tuesday, June 13, 2023; the price target was increased to $520 from $490. PT values the company’s stock at a premium of 20.1 to its Tuesday closing price.
Price Performance Review of ULTA
On Tuesday, Ulta Beauty Inc. [NASDAQ:ULTA] saw its stock fall -0.13% to $415.49. On the same session, the stock had its day’s lowest price of $411.73, but rose to a high of $417.905. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.13%. Ulta Beauty Inc. shares have fallen nearly -11.42% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.06% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $556.60 was reached on 05/01/23, a 52-week low of $373.80 was recorded on 06/01/23. SMA at 50 days reached $450.73, while 200 days put it at $483.01. A total of 0.92 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 0.58 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ULTA Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 412.18, which if violated will result in even more drops to 408.87. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 418.35. A further resistance level may holdings at 421.22. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 37.79, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -12.97, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 84.33%. Stochastics %K at 16.23% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Ulta Beauty Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ulta Beauty Inc. stocks on Aug 14, 2023, dropping by -0.22 million shares to a total of 1.39 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Jul 13, 2023 was 1.61 million shares. There was a decline of -15.83%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 3.17% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) fell to 1.94.
Ulta Beauty Inc. [ULTA] – Who Are The Largest Shareholders?
In filings from The Vanguard Group, Inc., it is revealed that the company now owns 5,494,265 shares, or roughly 11.03% of the outstanding ULTA shares. In other words, the investor’s shares have fallen by -153,092 from its previous 13-F filing of 5647357.0. Additionally, BlackRock Fund Advisors increased 15.47% of its stake after which the total value it holdings stand at $1,347,983,747, while SSgA Funds Management, Inc. added 2.28% of its stake to hold $908.87 million in the firm. Over the last quarter, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. purchased 227,498 shares of Ulta Beauty Inc., while Jennison Associates LLC bought 1,014,560 shares. At present, Fidelity Management & Research Co is holding 1,282,704 shares valued at $570.55 million. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 1,115,026 shares of the company at the time of its most recent 13F filing, worth $495.96 million.
According to FactSet, Ulta Beauty Inc.’s share price will average $528.78 in the next year, based on opinions of analysts polled by the firm. This is up nearly 27.4 percent from its previous closing price of $416.01. Analysts expect Ulta Beauty Inc. stock to reach the higher price of $640.00, while the lowest price estimate is $375.00. However, 29 analysts have rated ULTA stock as an Overweight in their predictions for 2023.