Ulta Beauty (ULTA) closed at $592.94 on Oct 16, 2026, down 2.7% on the day. The stock is up 9.1% over the past month, up 21.5% over three months, down 2.0% year to date and up 10.1% over the past year. It trades 17.1% below its 52-week high of $714.97 and 33.7% above its 52-week low of $443.60. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($545.75) and above its 200-day moving average ($554.17).
NextPick tracks ULTA in its Beauty & Personal Care basket alongside EL, KVUE, ELF and COTY. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 36 (inflow), and the basket is up 6.7% over five sessions. Over the past month ULTA ranks 4th of 5 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 9.7% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 6 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, ULTA moved an average of 9.7% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 6 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $592.94 is 7.0% above the 200-day average of $554.17.
ULTA closed 17.1% below its 52-week high of $714.97.
NextPick groups ULTA with EL, KVUE, ELF and COTY in its Beauty & Personal Care basket.
Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates as a specialty beauty retailer in the United States, Mexico, and Kuwait. 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. It also provides wellness products. The company was formerly known as ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
