Ulta Beauty Inc is a prominent retailer specializing in cosmetics, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products. The company operates a chain of beauty stores that offer a diverse range of brands, catering to various consumer preferences and price points. In addition to selling products, Ulta Beauty provides beauty services, including haircuts, facials, and makeup applications, all within their retail locations. The brand emphasizes creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for beauty enthusiasts, focusing on education and customer experience to enhance clients' confidence and self-expression. Read More
The stocks featured in this article are seeing some big returns.
Over the past month, they’ve outpaced the market due to some combination of positive news, upbeat results, or supportive macro developments. As such, investors are taking notice and bidding up shares.
As of December 18, 2025, the holiday shopping season has reached its fever pitch, revealing a retail landscape that is more polarized and digitally integrated than ever before. While total holiday spending is projected to cross the historic $1 trillion mark for the first time—growing at a steady 3.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q3. Today, we are looking at specialty retail stocks, starting with Dick's (NYSE:DKS).
Looking back on beauty and cosmetics retailer stocks’ Q3 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) and its peers.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and the best and worst performers in the specialty retail industry.
When Wall Street turns bearish on a stock, it’s worth paying attention.
These calls stand out because analysts rarely issue grim ratings on companies for fear their firms will lose out in other business lines such as M&A advisory.
As December 2025 draws to a close, the global economy continues its intricate dance with inflation. While the fervent price surges of earlier years have largely moderated, persistent inflationary pressures, particularly in the United States, are reshaping market dynamics and consumer behavior. Central banks, notably the Federal Reserve, find themselves
Despite Best Buy’s underperformance compared to its industry peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Ulta’s third quarter was met with a positive market response, driven by robust sales growth and ongoing market share gains in both mass and prestige beauty categories. Management credited the quarter’s momentum to enhanced in-store experiences, an expanding loyalty program, and a strong slate of exclusive brand launches. CEO Kecia Steelman pointed to double-digit e-commerce growth and a record 46.3 million loyalty members as key contributors, emphasizing the company’s ability to “accelerate our top-line growth, increase our market share, and drive our results.”
Retailers are overhauling their operations as technology redefines the shopping experience. Digitization has been one of the keys to staying competitive against e-commerce rivals, a move that has enabled the industry to grow same-store sales.
Consequently, retail stocks have climbed 18.1% over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 4.5 percentage points.
As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialty retail industry, including Academy Sports (NASDAQ:ASO) and its peers.
Grabity, a science-backed haircare brand developed by MIT-trained researchers, has completely sold out on Amazon U.S. within one month of launching in the American market. All flagship SKUs currently show out-of-stock status as of December 4.
Stay tuned for the market movements in the S&P500 index on Monday. Check out the gap up and gap down stocks in the S&P500 index during today's session.
December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.04%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.16% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as cautious sentiment prevails ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final monetary pol...
Friday’s session ended in the green again, capping a quietly positive week for US equities. But under the surface, the market spent most of the day digesting three things: a cooler-but-not-too-cool inflation print, a small rebound in consumer sentiment, and Netflix’s jumbo bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that could reshape the streaming landscape for years.
