Ulta Beauty Inc vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Ulta Beauty Inc trades at $488 (market cap $20.98B), while Vale SA trades at $14.13 (market cap $59.07B). The key difference: Vale SA is far larger — about 2.8× Ulta Beauty Inc's market cap, and Vale SA pays a 8.93% dividend while Ulta Beauty Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ULTA | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $20.98B | $59.07B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $706.82 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $450.75 | $9.53 |
Enterprise Value | $23.06B | $75.99B |
Dividend Yield | — | 8.93% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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.
Read more on ULTA →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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