After dissecting Ulta Beauty’s (NASDAQ:ULTA) fourth quarter results, Wall Street analysts seem to agree that the above-consensus improvement in comparable store sales is further proof of what the company is capable of over the long-term,

Ulta Beauty shares are jumping in premarket trading Friday, a day after the cosmetics retailer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

Good afternoon and welcome to Ulta Beauty conference call to discuss results for the Ulta Beauty fourth quarter 2024 earnings results. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.

Beauty-products retailer Ulta Beauty’s stock climbed after hours Thursday, after the company offered a full-year forecast that was shy of Wall Street’s estimates but fourth-quarter results that came in above expectations.

U.S. equities took off at midday as it appeared Democrats in the Senate would join Republicans in approving a spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown.