Ulta Beauty Stock Jumps as Q4 Results Cheer Investors

Key Takeaways

Ulta Beauty (

ULTA

) shares are jumping 7% in premarket trading Friday, a day after the cosmetics retailer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

Ulta posted
earnings per share (EPS)
of $8.46 on net sales of $3.49 billion, ahead of Visible Alpha estimates of $7.13 and $3.46 billion, respectively.
Comparable sales
growth of 1.5% surpassed expectations of a 0.8% increase.

The company sees 2025 EPS of $22.50 to $22.90, net sales of $11.5 billion to $11.6 billion, and comparable sales between flat and up 1%. All are below expectation.

CEO Kecia Steelman, who took over the role after Dave Kimbell
retired in January
, said the upcoming fiscal year will be “pivotal,” as the company invests to fuel its growth and seeks to “optimize” its business.

Ulta shares had fallen nearly 45% in the past 12 months entering Friday.

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