DJ Ulta Beauty Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. $(ULTA)$ rallied 1.59% to $545.66 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.71% to 7,631.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.79% to 52,766.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Ulta Beauty Inc. closed 23.68% short of its 52-week high of $714.97, which the company reached on February 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Target Corp. (TGT) rose 1.78% to $163.75, Macy's Inc. (M) fell 0.14% to $21.93, and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. $(SBH)$ fell 0.06% to $16.37.
Trading volume (821,991) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 665,595.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 1, 2026.