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Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Ulta Beauty Inc

ULTA in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Ulta Beauty runs specialty stores selling cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body lines, professional hair products and salon tools, plus wellness items, under its own and other brands. It trades through its stores, shop-in-shop counters inside other retailers, and its website and apps, mainly in the United States with some presence in Mexico and Kuwait. It is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Where it sits in the stack
Ulta carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI build-out, and does not sit in any layer of that stack. It belongs instead to the consumer discretionary side of our wider universe, as a specialty beauty retailer rather than a supplier into chips, data centres or the software that runs on them.
Who it is priced against
No peer group is set for Ulta in our records. The comparison the market often draws is with Sephora, the beauty chain owned by LVMH, as the other large specialty beauty retailer in the same categories.
Why Closelook tracks it
Ulta holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no seat in our own index and no Closelook score, so there is nothing yet to say a module is strong or weak. The diary has not quoted it in any edition to date.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether footfall and comparable sales at Ulta hold up as mass-market chains and prestige beauty houses expand into the same product categories.

Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ULTA, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 12 analyst actions on the wire · latest: initiation by Guggenheim, 2026-09-15

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for ULTA from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Guggenheim — at Buy Initiated to Buy from Buy 2026-09-15
  • Downgrade Citigroup — Neutral → Market Perform Downgraded to Market Perform from Neutral 2026-09-15
  • Initiation Cantor Fitzgerald — at Overweight Initiated to Overweight 2026-09-15

12 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 downgrades, 3 initiations, 7 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Specialty Retail · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Retail · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against ULTA on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA)?

Ulta Beauty Inc trades as ULTA on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is ULTA in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Ulta Beauty Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does ULTA trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +4.8% vs the 50-day and -2.4% vs the 200-day average, 24% below the 52-week high and +22.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Ulta Beauty Inc do?

Ulta Beauty runs specialty stores selling cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body lines, professional hair products and salon tools, plus wellness items, under its own and other brands. It trades through its stores, shop-in-shop counters inside other retailers, and its website and apps, mainly in the United States with some presence in Mexico and Kuwait. It is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois. No peer group is set for Ulta in our records. The comparison the market often draws is with Sephora, the beauty chain owned by LVMH, as the other large specialty beauty retailer in the same categories.

Where does Ulta Beauty Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Ulta carries no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI build-out, and does not sit in any layer of that stack. It belongs instead to the consumer discretionary side of our wider universe, as a specialty beauty retailer rather than a supplier into chips, data centres or the software that runs on them. Ulta holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no seat in our own index and no Closelook score, so there is nothing yet to say a module is strong or weak. The diary has not quoted it in any edition to date.

What has Wall Street done on Ulta Beauty Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Ulta Beauty Inc on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Guggenheim on 2026-09-15 (at Buy). 12 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 downgrades, 3 initiations, 7 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ULTA, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Specialty Retail. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.