Morgan Stanley analyst Simeon Gutman raised the firm’s price target on Ulta Beauty to $525 from $480 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is raising its target multiple as it marks-to-market its current valuation, but notes it set its multiple at a slight discount to the long-term multiple, which it thinks is warranted given maturing square footage growth, normalizing comps, and near-term margin contraction.
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