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1ใ$ULTA traded up to the 50 DMA and stopped.
$Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$, the largest beauty retailer in the United States rose 3.3% and stood at 50 DMA, as of August 14, its YTD in 2023 is -2.24%, with the market value at $22.8 B.
On monday, retailers such as $Victoria's Secret & Co(VSCO)$, $Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF)$, $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$, and $Etsy(ETSY)$ exhibited positive performances and experienced notable gains.
2. Is $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ Worthy and Still Cheap?
Earnings and Value Perspective
In Q123, $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$โs brands such as The Ordinary, Dior Beauty, Bubble Skin Care, Hero Cosmetics, Fenty, and Valentino Fragrances were highlighted in all categories.
The company reported strong results despite concerns about theft and consumers' tighter wallets. $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ 's net sales rose 12.3% year-over-year to $2.6 billion.
Analyst from Yahoo Finance pointed that $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ appears to be fairly priced at around 15% below its intrinsic value.
Targets and Market preference.
$Ulta Salon(ULTA)$ will release earnings on 8/24, currently the average target price from Tiger Trade is $535.6, a 16.78% up space from the latest close price.
$Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ have a volume of 6,844 contracts on Monday. This number of contracts equates to approximately 684,400 underlying shares, representing a remarkable 97.1% of the average daily trading volume of 704,655 shares last month on ULTA. Volume was particularly high in the $480 strike price call option, which expires on August 18, 2023.
3. More Discussion on $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ โs Future Trend and Target price
Cited from @oscar100_x: $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ is currently at 18x Earnings. They can retire 4% of shares per year at this price while they keep growing earnings 5-10%. 18x seems in the low-ish end of the fair price to me given their track record. Thoughts?
Cited from @ValueStockGeek from X, he pointed that $Ulta Salon(ULTA)$โs18 P/E seems reasonable, and the 14 EV/EBIT is also reasonable.
Some other goodies also includes: 1) Bought back 20% of the stock since 2016 and continuing, 2) Fantastic management like a FCF Machine with 10-Year Median ROIC = 26.7% and 10-Year Revenue CAGR = 16.5%.
Cited from@Banker_L83, Day and swing trader:This still has a move up to the gap at $480 but has struggled to hold.
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Will you take the time to consider the $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ to your Watch list? Why and Whatโs your target price?
Any other stocks are shaping the same gaped upward pattern?
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๐๐๐Women are always looking for ways to look good through cosmetics and skincare products. At Ulta Beauty, the possibilities are beautiful. $Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance(ULTA)$ is the largest US beauty retailer and the Premier Beauty Destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skincare products, hair care products and salon services.
Ulta Beauty operates in over 1350 retail stores across the US and distributes its products through its website. It is the market leader in this industry and has a wide moat due to its extensive distribution network. I would consider Ulta as it ticks all the hallmark of quality stock. It is profitable, has an excellent balance sheet and a great management team too.
Ulta Beauty provides an essential service for the American women and is great company to invest as it is more resilient in economic cycles. After all looking good is important especially to women and that is why Ulta Beauty is a worthwhile investment.
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