Company: Verizon

Ticker: VZ
Current Mark: $51.57
My Price Target: $55.94 (+8.47%)
Analysts Price Target: $56.00 (+4.65%), $55.88 (+8.36%)
Current analysts projections place the value one year from today for VZ to be
from $55.88 (Yahoo Finance) and $56.00 (CNN). I predicate that the market price for VZ
will be right between the two analysts projections at $55.94. These projections are based
on the notion that VZ will continue to grow over the next year. The basis behind this
projection is that there is no indications that the technology or communications market
will take a hit within the next fiscal year that would lead to any decrease in the industry.
Seeing as VZ is a major player in this industry (and as said there is no indication of an
upcoming economic slump in the industry) they will continue this market position over
the next year. Further justification behind this growth can be found in the recent history
of the stock price, looking back to April 2017, Verizon’s price was $43.75, this increased
17.87% to its current price of $51.57 (notably this is a much larger increase than analysts
feel will continue but this can just be attributed to how Verizon had a noticeable poorer
April 2017 than expected) thus indicating that VZ has a pattern of growth in the past and
with no market shocks on the horizon, and we can expect the stock price to continue to
grow into the future.

Company: Nordstrom
Ticker: JWN
Current Mark: $51.60
My Price Target: $46.00 (-1.09%)
Analysts Price Target: $51.19 (-0.79%)
Current analysts projections for Yahoo Finance indicate that the price of JWN
will decrease by 0.79% from its current price of $51.60 to $51.19. The justification
behind this decrease can be based on the fact that online shopping is becoming an
increasingly more popular mode of shopping one that creates more competition in the
market, and less loyalty to buying more expensive brands sold under the Nordstrom store
front when they can be purchased directly from the retailer at a less price and with as
much ease as Nordstrom. Due to the ease of access this provides customer with, in being
able to essentially shop any brand at anytime, I agree with the experts in that Nordstrom
will experience a downtick in valuation over the last year, however I feel that their
projections are too conservative and that the downtick will be slightly more significant. I
place the value of the stock to be $46.00 a year from today.

Company: Ulta
Ticker: ULTA
Current Mark: $248.81
My Price Target: $281.44 (+13.11%)
Analysts Price Target: $250.30 (+0.60%)
Current analyst projections believe in the next year the stock value of ULTA will
only grow 0.60% form $248.81 to $250.30. Looking through the ULTA price chart on
Yahoo Finance, the ULTA price has been going up at a relatively steady rate since 2015.
Yes, this last year it has been in state declined, however I disagree with analyst’s
predictions and I believe that the price in the next year will go back to what it was in
April 2017, which was $281.44. My justification behind this stance stems from not just
the historical pattern of growth for the brand but also in that as a consumer I have noticed
an increase in Ulta stores throughout the nation. The increase in stores will increase
accessibility to its products and thus a total increase in consumption leading to an
increase in profits and a stronger desire to invest thus raising the value of the stock back
to its placement in April of 2017.