Yahoo Finance • 4 days ago

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Turns Wellness Boutiques Into A Bigger Beauty Aisle Fight

Ulta Beauty (NasdaqGS:ULTA) is ramping up wellness-focused shop-in-shop concepts as beauty and self-care gain shelf space in big-box retail. Walmart is expanding its own beauty and wellness aisles with more premium brands, putting direct p... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 days ago

Costco (COST) Collects More Membership Fees. How Much Does It Give Back?

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) increased membership income in fiscal 2026, but rewarding loyal shoppers carries a cost elsewhere in its accounts. Results released September 24 showed membership-fee revenue of $5.907 billion, up... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 days ago

How Investors May Respond To Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Adding Niche, Trend-Led Brands Like Flower Knows and COSRX

Flower Knows announced that it has expanded its whimsical cosmetics presence in the U.S. with a launch into 450 Ulta Beauty stores, a four-day New York City holiday pop-up, and its Snow Ballet Collection, while COSRX began offering its 5 P... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 6 days ago

Is the Beauty Aisle Becoming Retail’s Next Big Battleground for Walmart (WMT) and Ulta (ULTA)?

Retailers are watching a line that used to be tidy between drugstore beauty, prestige cosmetics, and wellness start to blur. As of mid-September 2026, shoppers increasingly treat beauty, health, and wellness spending as one budget rather t... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

1 Safe-and-Steady Stock on Our Buy List and 2 Facing Challenges

1 Safe-and-Steady Stock on Our Buy List and 2 Facing Challenges Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies. Finding the right balance be... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

Ulta Beauty Sees Resilient Demand, Eyes Fragrance, Wellness Growth After Target Exit

Key Points Interested in Ulta Beauty Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Resilient demand: Ulta Beauty reported steady consumer spending across income and age groups, raised its full-year outlook, and cited higher loyalty-member sp... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Abercrombie & Fitch, Affirm Holdings, Eagle Materials, Klarna Group, Martin Marietta Materials, Oklo, Qualcomm, Robinhood Markets, Ulta Beauty, and More

Quick Read All major indices closed sharply lower Tuesday as Brent Crude surged near $99 and looming PPI and CPI readings raised fears of a Fed rate hike. Qualcomm earned a Strong Buy upgrade at CFRA while Wells Fargo downgraded Eagle Mat... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 25 days ago

1 Consumer Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 Facing Challenges

1 Consumer Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 Facing Challenges Retailers are adapting their business models as technology changes how people shop. But many seem to be moving too slowly as their demand is lagging, causing the industry to... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 30 days ago

Stock futures largely flat as investors focus on key labor report

[Wall Street sign, New York City, USA] mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Stock index futures were muted on Friday as investors turned their focus to the key labor report. Dow futures (INDU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INDU]) -0.1%, S&P 500... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Stronger Q2 Results And Raised Outlook Could Be A Game Changer For Ulta Beauty (ULTA)

In August 2026, Ulta Beauty reported higher second-quarter and six-month results, with sales rising to US$3,035.68 million and net income to US$282.01 million, and raised its full-year 2026 guidance for net sales growth, operating income g... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Earnings Beat Keeps Valuation In Focus

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) has drawn fresh attention after reporting second quarter results on 1 August 2026, with higher sales, net income, and earnings per share, along with raised full year earnings guidance and continued growth in prestige hai... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Stock Could Be Overvalued On Raised 2026 Guidance

Ulta Beauty stock has delivered a 43.8% gain over the past 5 years, yet current valuation checks flag the shares as screening on the expensive side rather than as a clear bargain. Recent news around growth plans and partnerships has kept U... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

S&P 500 gainers: Today’s top performers ranked by Quant

[Powerful Bull Symbolizing Stock Market Growth] Silver Place As August draws to a close, investors are preparing for September, a month that has historically presented one of the more challenging seasonal backdrops for the broader U.S. eq... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Senior Vice President of Investor Relations - Kiley Rawlins Chief Executive Officer - Kecia Steelman Chief Financial Officer - Chris DelOrefi... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty Slips 4% Despite Raised Guidance and Q2 Earnings Beat, e.l.f. Beauty Pulls Back

Quick Read Ulta Beauty beat EPS by $0.35, raised full-year guidance, yet sank 6%, dragging e.l.f. Beauty down 2% on sympathy selling. XRT rose 0.7% and SPY held flat Friday, isolating Ulta Beauty's drop as single-name profit-taking, not a... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty raises full-year outlook after increase in Q2 sales

Ulta Beauty has lifted its full-year guidance after reporting higher sales and earnings for the second quarter (Q2) of fiscal 2026 (FY26). The US speciality beauty retailer now expects net sales growth of 6.7% to 7.2% for the full year, c... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty targets 6.7% to 7.2% FY2026 sales growth and $1.8B in buybacks following raised EPS outlook

Earnings Call Insights: Ulta Beauty (ULTA) Q2 fiscal 2026 MANAGEMENT VIEW * “The Ulta Beauty team delivered another quarter of impressive results, including 8.9% net sales growth, 10.1% operating profit growth and 13.3% diluted earning... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Bath & Body Works Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points Interested in Bath & Body Works, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Q2 results exceeded expectations: Net sales fell 2.3% to $1.5 billion, but adjusted EPS reached $0.62, including an $80 million tariff refund. Excludin... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.62 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.37 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring it... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Ulta Beauty Second-Quarter Same-Store Sales Poised for Beat, Deutsche Bank Says

Ulta Beauty's (ULTA) fiscal second-quarter same-store sales growth is expected to top market estimat PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premiu... Full story