Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Sells 5,194 Shares of Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA)

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lowered its stake in shares of Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,998 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 5,194 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned approximately 0.11% of Ulta Beauty worth $21,746,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tredje AP fonden boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 29.6% during the fourth quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 37,040 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $16,110,000 after buying an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 1,882 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $819,000 after buying an additional 461 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 601 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ulta Beauty by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,433 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,928,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda bought a new position in Ulta Beauty during the fourth quarter worth about $6,741,000. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Ulta Beauty Stock Down 3.9 %

NASDAQ:ULTA opened at $329.23 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.34. Ulta Beauty, Inc. has a twelve month low of $318.17 and a twelve month high of $574.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $388.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $387.32.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ULTA shares. Citigroup raised their target price on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com raised Ulta Beauty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Ulta Beauty from $450.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays raised their price target on Ulta Beauty from $410.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Ulta Beauty from $500.00 to $538.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $459.22.

Ulta Beauty Company Profile

Ulta Beauty, Inc operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States. The company offers branded and private label beauty products, including cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products, professional hair products, and salon styling tools through its Ulta Beauty stores, shop-in-shops, Ulta.com website, and its mobile applications.