Moody's Corporation vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $490.77 (market cap $88.28B), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $489.47 (market cap $20.98B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation is far larger — about 4.2× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Moody's Corporation pays a 0.82% dividend while Ulta Beauty Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $88.28B | $20.98B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $94.08B | $23.06B |
Dividend Yield | 0.82% | — |
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →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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