DJ Ulta Beauty Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc. $(ULTA)$ advanced 1.11% to $543.19 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,675.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.21% to 53,463.88.
Ulta Beauty Inc. closed 24.03% short of its 52-week high of $714.97, which the company reached on February 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Target Corp. (TGT) rose 0.35% to $164.04, Macy's Inc. (M) rose 1.02% to $22.82, and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. $(SBH)$ rose 0.73% to $16.58.
Trading volume (611,059) remained 36,957 below its 50-day average volume of 648,016.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 26, 2026.