Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Stock Forecasts

Summary:

2024 was another great year for the stock market, although many stocks, industries and indexes limped to the end.The mega-cap indexes stole the show again, with the S&P 100 and Nasdaq leading the way, jumping 29% 100 added 25% and the S&P 500 added 23%.The gains were then muted by the NYSE Composite and the DJIA increased by 13%, the S&P 400 by 12%, the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight by 11%, and the S&P Small Cap 600 by 7% by Services, up 35% thanks to trillion-dollar GOOGL, up 36%, and META, Up 66%.The Financials sector added 31%, with a strong second half that saw broad strength in asset managers, property/casualty insurance, consumer finance and investment services.Consumer Discretionary gained 27% on other trillion dollar players as TSLA surged 63%, with almost all of it coming after the election, and AMZN posted 44%.Utilities, which led at one point, finished up 23%, with gains from CEG (93%), VST (262%) and PEG (43%). with huge future energy needs for information technology