Palo Alto Networks Inc vs Ulta Beauty Inc — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.38 (market cap $278.85B), while Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $480 (market cap $21.04B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 13.3× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Palo Alto Networks Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Ulta Beauty Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PANW | ULTA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $278.85B | $21.04B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $358.68 | $706.82 |
52-Week Low | $141.67 | $450.75 |
Enterprise Value | $277.81B | $23.12B |
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Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
Read more on PANW →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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