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ULTA

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Sector: consumerSpecialty RetailNASDAQMarket Cap: $30.62B

Ulta Beauty operates a chain of beauty retail stores, with its primary political signal being a single executive branch holding by Donald J. Trump valued between $1,001 and $15,000, against a backdrop of zero lobbying spend, zero federal contracts, and zero corporate insider buys.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
5/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat ULTA does

Ulta Beauty is a specialty retailer offering cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, and haircare products through its physical stores and e-commerce platform. Its revenue is generated from product sales across mass and prestige brands, salon services, and its own private label. The company's model is consumer discretionary-focused with no direct government revenue streams.

12 months past · 3 months futureULTA activity timeline

$728$560$393 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $706.82 hi $404.75 lo $531.95 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 30 BILLS 32 Maria Elvira Salazar (R) · Purchase · 2026-03-19Tony Wied (R) · Sale · 2026-02-03Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-23Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-29Dan Newhouse (R) · Sale · 2025-12-11Val T. Hoyle (D) · Sale · 2025-09-23Val T. Hoyle (D) · sale · 2025-09-23 Citadel Advisors · OPENED $184M · 2025-09-30Citadel Advisors · OPENED $172M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $135M · 2025-12-31Citadel Advisors · OPENED $124M · 2025-06-30Renaissance Technologies · OPENED $58M · 2025-06-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $37M · 2025-06-30Bridgewater Associates · OPENED $27M · 2025-06-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $16M · 2025-09-30Two Sigma Investments · OPENED $1M · 2025-12-31Bridgewater Associates · OPENED · 2025-09-30 SJRES.13 · enacted · 2025-06-20 MARKUP · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employ · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Inve · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Small Business · 2026-05-21
Congress
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Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days · 7 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 10 13F filings · 1 past bill actions · 7 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsULTA held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported ULTA positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 1 filings.

Lifetime Government AwardsULTA federal contracts

ULTA doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding ULTA

$2.64B
Total ULTA held by tracked 13F funds
30
Funds with ULTA positions
+30
Funds opened this quarter
Citadel Advisors $503M opened 2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors $236M opened 2024-09-30
Berkshire Hathaway $217M opened 2024-06-30
Citadel Advisors $217M opened 2024-06-30
Citadel Advisors $215M opened 2025-03-31
Citadel Advisors $184M opened 2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors $172M opened 4 overlap 2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors $167M opened 2024-03-31
22 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading ULTAMembers of Congress with recent ULTA positions

6 politicians traded ULTA across 21 disclosed transactions totaling $266K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just ULTA). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading ULTA

2026-03-19 Maria Elvira Salazar R-Florida · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000
2026-02-03 Tony Wied R-Wisconsin · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-11 Dan Newhouse R-Washington · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23 Val T. Hoyle D-Oregon · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-02-25 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-02-25 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-17 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-17 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
2024-08-14 Greg Landsman D-Ohio · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-21

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

4
stock awards · $6.0M market value
2026-02-12 Steelman Kecia President and CEO AWARD 3,416 sh $2.3M
2026-02-12 Ryan Anita Jane Chief Human Resources Officer AWARD 644 sh $430K
2025-12-09 DelOrefice Christopher Chief Financial Officer AWARD 3,649 sh $2.2M
2025-12-09 DelOrefice Christopher Chief Financial Officer AWARD 1,825 sh $1.1M
For ULTA, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting ULTALive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere ULTA sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No committee jurisdiction, lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`: $0), or donor alignment. EVIDENTIARY: One executive branch holding (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[0].value_bucket`: $1,001-$15,000) and mixed congressional trading (4 purchases, 3 sales in `Top congressional traders`). Net: Minimal direct political engagement creates a neutral signal.

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Frequently AskedAbout ULTA & political exposure

Does Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Ulta Beauty, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own ULTA stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in ULTA on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded ULTA stock?
133 congressional trades by 16 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-19. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is ULTA political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track ULTA political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. ULTA data is updated daily from these official federal sources.