Rep. Dan Newhouse Sells Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) Shares

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) recently sold shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Ulta Beauty stock on December 11th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “EDWARD JONES IRA” account.

Representative Dan Newhouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Textron (NYSE:TXT) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Magna International (NYSE:MGA) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) on 12/11/2025.

Ulta Beauty Trading Down 0.2%

ULTA traded down $1.64 during trading on Friday, hitting $663.48. 391,870 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 506,150. Ulta Beauty Inc. has a 1 year low of $309.01 and a 1 year high of $675.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $583.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $541.40. The firm has a market cap of $29.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85.

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The specialty retailer reported $5.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.61 by $0.53. Ulta Beauty had a net margin of 9.93% and a return on equity of 46.33%. The business had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.14 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ulta Beauty has set its FY 2025 guidance at 25.200-25.500 EPS. Analysts forecast that Ulta Beauty Inc. will post 23.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. B. Riley reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ulta Beauty in a report on Monday, December 8th. Argus increased their price objective on shares of Ulta Beauty from $650.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Ulta Beauty from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Piper Sandler set a $615.00 price target on shares of Ulta Beauty in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Ulta Beauty from $640.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $607.64.

Institutional Trading of Ulta Beauty

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ULTA. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 51.6% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 925 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $560,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Ulta Beauty by 32.6% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,293 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $782,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Archford Capital Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ulta Beauty in the 4th quarter worth approximately $261,000. Northstar Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Ulta Beauty by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,445 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Finally, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. grew its stake in Ulta Beauty by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 17,868 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $10,810,000 after buying an additional 968 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Newhouse

Dan Newhouse (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Newhouse (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Click here to see Newhouse’s key votes in Congress.

Newhouse served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing District 15-Position 2 from 2003 through 2009 and as Washington Director of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013.

Newhouse was first elected to the state House in 2002 and served until he was named state Director of Agriculture in 2009. He was first appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire on February 18, 2009.

About Ulta Beauty

Ulta Beauty, Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) is a U.S.-based specialty retailer and beauty services provider focused on cosmetics, fragrance, skin care, hair care, bath and body, and beauty tools. The company operates a dual-format business that combines brick-and-mortar retail stores with an e-commerce platform, offering a broad assortment of national, prestige and mass-market brands alongside its own private-label products. In many locations Ulta also provides full-service salon treatments, positioning the company as a one-stop destination for product discovery and in-store services.

The retailer’s product mix spans color cosmetics, haircare and styling products, skin and body care, fragrance, and accessories, catering to a wide range of consumer preferences and price points.