DJ Ulta Beauty Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. $(ULTA)$ advanced 2.58% to $534.10 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.44% to 46,021.43.
Ulta Beauty Inc. closed 25.30% 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 Thursday, as Target Corp. (TGT) fell 0.50% to $114.47, Macy's Inc. (M) rose 1.86% to $18.05, and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. $(SBH)$ rose 3.62% to $14.01.
Trading volume (733,943) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 653,255.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2026.
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