Ulta Beauty Posts Upbeat Results, Joins Unity Software, GATX And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Friday

Benzinga · 05/30 16:34
U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling around 100 points on Friday.
Shares of Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) rose sharply during Friday's session after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and raised guidance.
Ulta reported earnings per share of $6.70, beating the consensus estimate of $5.77. In addition, the company reported sales of $2.85 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $2.79 billion, and representing a 4.5% year-over-year gain.
Ulta Beauty shares jumped 11.2% to $469.27 on Friday.
Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
- LiveWire Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVWR) shares jumped 54.5% to $4.43.
- Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:RGC) gained 22.1% to $905.00.
- Zhengye Biotechnology Holding Limited (NASDAQ:ZYBT) rose 16.1% to $9.50.
- TSS, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSSI) gained 12.5% to $13.77.
- Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) rose 11.4% to $66.16 following quarterly results.
- Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLS) gained 11.3% to $4.7950.
- NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL) surged 11% to $3.5750 following fourth-quarter results.
- Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U) gained 10.7% to $26.32 after Jefferies upgraded the stock from hold to buy and raised its price target from $22 to $29.
- Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ:PONY) rose 10.5% to $18.95.
- GATX Corporation (NYSE:GATX) gained 9.9% to $160.98 after Wells Fargo agreed to sell its Rail Leasing Business to the company for $4.4 billion through a joint purchase with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.
- BRP Inc. (NASDAQ:DOOO) surged 7.7% to $43.70 after TD Securities upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy.
- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS) rose 7.7% to $270.37 after better-than-expected earnings
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