Boston Scientific Corporation vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Boston Scientific Corporation trades at $50.96 (market cap $74.19B), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $542.13 (market cap $23.27B). The key difference: Boston Scientific Corporation is far larger — about 3.2× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Ulta Beauty Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Boston Scientific Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BSX | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.19B | $23.27B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $108.14 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $42.63 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $86.27B | $25.35B |
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Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, structural heart disease, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.
Read more on BSX →With more than 1,300 stores and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (43% of 2021 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (20% of 2021 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.
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