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Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. has beaten estimates for EPS, revenue, and EBITDA, reflecting strong performance. The company's conservative guidance and outlook for operating-margin deterioration in fiscal 2024 has worried investors. However, Ulta Beauty remains well-positioned in the beauty industry and benefits from the Instagram Effect. The company's sales forecast for 2024 appears low, which may be a concern given its growing customer base and expanding store fleet. Overall, experts are comfortable with the stock but recommend keeping a close watch on its performance.

Consensus
Mixed
Valuation
Fair Value
PARTIAL BUY
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EPS of $8.08 beat estimates of $7.57. Revenue of $3.55B beat estimates by 6.7%. EBITDA of $579M beat by 5.6%. Conservative guidance worried investors, though. Ulta Beauty's outlook for more operating-margin deterioration in fiscal 2024 is a bit of a concern, given the metric fell more than 100 bps to 15% in 2023 and since big market-cap hardline peers are largely projecting improvement this year. Beauty demand remains robust, as evidenced by strong 4Q results, including a 14.6% operating margin -- up vs. 3Q and above management's guidance. This strength in demand should let discounts remain limited, a tailwind for margin. The company's forecast for $11.7-$11.8 billion in sales for 2024 appears low, implying less than 5% growth at the midpoint, or about half of 2023's almost 10% gain. This might be too drastic a slowdown, even with tough year-over-year comparisons, considering its growing customer base and expanding store fleet. We are comfortable still, but it needs to be watched a bit more closely than usual. 
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BUY

They're positioned well in beauty and benefits from the Instagram Effect. It reports next week.

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COMMENT
Piper Sandler Teen Survey results

#2 in cosmetics, behind ELF Beauty.

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BUY

They had a great quarter and he loves the CEO. At $438, shares are in no-man's land. Sells at 17x earnings. A good buy, but not a trading stock.

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DON'T BUY

It's the 6th-worst performer in discretionary. A good company, but momentum is broken and hasn't seen a bounce.

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BUY

They just reported an excellent quarter last night, but spiked after hours, plunged, then rebounded today. A yo-yo. Why? How? Up and down then flat. They had a massive earnings and sales beats. Same-store sales were up 15.6% vs. 8.7% expected. And they faced tough comps from last year. RPS and revenue forecast FY 2023 guidance topped expectations. They're opening 25-30 new stores, while Wall Street expected 49. Problem is that expectations were set high, and today saw the SVB crash and a bearish market. Impressive growth areas: skin care, fragrance and ecommerce/in-store pick-up. Rewards program boasts 40.2 million members. American luxury spending will remain healthy, but will moderate. Not perfect, but pretty good.

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PARTIAL SELL
Caller started buying this in February 2021

Take some profits before they report on Thursday.

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BUY
Loves it. Up 11% this year. Reported 15% same-store sales growth and a had earnings beat. The CEO doesn't see a slowdown yet, but rather a boost in cosmetics sales because people are going out again. Every category grew by double-digits in the last quarter. Trades cheaply at 19x earnings
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BUY
Last week they reported a giant earnings beat and nearly 15% same-store sales growth. They were up against really tough comps. Management also raised their forecast, but the market didn't care and sold down shares by 5% after that report. However, shares ran up during that quarter, and management warned of a competitive holiday season.
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BUY
They report Thursday. They're shooting the lights out. He expects a big beat. Great managers.
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BUY
They report this week. We're in a mask-off world, so that's great for skincare products. Ulta will shine.
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BUY ON WEAKNESS
Down a lot today. The CEO is doing a great job, so today is a buying opportunity.
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PARTIAL BUY
A great CEO. A retailer you must own, but buy at $350 then $300 in tranches.
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Estee Lauder is a consideration, but it trades at 44.9x PE and the stock locks fully valued now. In contast, Ulta looks reasonable at a 26.4x valuation. True, Ulta is also trading at current highs, but it could have a little more upside. The 14 analysts who recommend a buy and the seven who hold agree by placing a $460.37 price target on ULTA-Q. That's nearly 14% upside as the year starts. Also, Ulta boasts a strong record of four blow-out beats last year. Consumers hold a lot of cash and, after being cooped up during Covid, are dying to get out and meet people again. This is the way to play the coming party.

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BUY
They report Tuesday. The stock has been a rocket. Still good even after a run-up.
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Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc.(ULTA-Q) Rating

Ranking : 4 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 4

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 2

Total Signals / Votes : 6

Stockchase rating for Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. is calculated according to the stock experts' signals. A high score means experts mostly recommend to buy the stock while a low score means experts mostly recommend to sell the stock.

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On 2024-03-28, Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc. (ULTA-Q) stock closed at a price of $522.98.