YipitData Partners with Ulta Beauty
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3 days ago
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Should l Buy CG?
YipitData, which is backed by Carlyle (CG), announced a partnership with Ulta Beauty (ULTA). Through this collaboration, Ulta Beauty is using YipitData's insights to inform merchandising and assortment decisions, support customer loyalty initiatives, and strengthen its understanding of shopper behavior across the broader beauty market. "Ulta Beauty continues to set the pace for how retailers respond to evolving consumer preferences," said James Hart, President at YipitData. "We're pleased to support their team with a detailed, external perspective on the market, from competitive performance to emerging consumer trends, so they can move quickly and make well-informed decisions."
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Analyst Views on CG
Wall Street analysts forecast CG stock price to rise
12 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
4 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 50.040
Low
53.00
Averages
67.91
High
83.00
Current: 50.040
Low
53.00
Averages
67.91
High
83.00
About CG
The Carlyle Group Inc. is a global investment company. The Company operates through three segments including Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest. The Global Private Equity segment advises the Company's buyout, growth, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources funds. The Global Private Equity segment also includes the NGP Carry Funds advised by NGP Energy Capital Management (NGP). The Global Credit segment advises funds and vehicles that pursue investment strategies including insurance solutions, liquid credit, opportunistic credit, direct lending, asset-backed finance, aviation finance, infrastructure credit, cross-platform credit products, and global capital markets. The Company's Carlyle AlpInvest segment advises global private equity programs that pursue secondary purchases and financing of existing portfolios, managed co-investment programs, and primary fund investments.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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