Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Ulta Beauty. Our analysis of options history for Ulta Beauty ULTA revealed 18 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 33% of traders were bullish, while 66% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $181,471, and 14 were calls, valued at $525,508.
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Predicted Price Range
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $250.0 to $640.0 for Ulta Beauty during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Ulta Beauty's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Ulta Beauty's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $250.0 to $640.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Ulta Beauty Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULTA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $550.00 | $81.0K | 240 | 0 |
| ULTA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $570.00 | $64.7K | 98 | 69 |
| ULTA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $535.00 | $53.3K | 31 | 44 |
| ULTA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $570.00 | $51.5K | 1 | 11 |
| ULTA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $580.00 | $43.5K | 8 | 0 |
About Ulta Beauty
With 1,355 stores at the end of fiscal 2022 and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (42% of 2022 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (21% of 2022 sales), and bath and body items. Ulta offers private-label products and merchandise from more than 500 vendors. It also offers salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow services, in all stores. Most Ulta stores are approximately 10,000 square feet and are in suburban strip centers. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Ulta Beauty, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Ulta Beauty
- With a volume of 163,908, the price of ULTA is down -0.15% at $555.5.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 16 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Ulta Beauty
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $565.0.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from JP Morgan keeps a Overweight rating on Ulta Beauty with a target price of $600.
- Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Loop Capital lowers its rating to Hold with a new price target of $530.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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