Ulta Beauty Inc
Glam makeup and dressing up are back – and that’s benefiting retailers like Macy’s and Ulta
A Nordstrom employee fixes a floral dress on a mannequin in one of the retailer’s department stores. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Out with sweatpants, in with blazers, lipstick and eye-popping prints on dresses. Americans are sprucing up their wardrobes and spending more on dressier clothing, makeup and accessories as they start going […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ulta Beauty, Big Lots, Autodesk, Workday and more
Ulta Beauty store. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Ulta Beauty — The beauty retailer surged 10% following better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. Ulta Beauty also shared a better-than-expected outlook for the full year. American Eagle — The stock dropped 4.2% after the retailer posted weaker-than-expected quarterly […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Big Lots, Hibbett, Pinduoduo and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Big Lots (BIG) – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled 21.2% in the premarket after missing Wall Street forecasts for quarterly earnings and revenue. The company also reported a larger-than-expected slump in comparable-store sales and issued cautious full-year guidance, saying inflationary pressures reduce discretionary spending. Hibbett (HIBB) […]
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Jefferies upgrades Ulta to buy, says strong earnings are the ‘all clear’ for a recovery
A strong quarterly report is the start of a solid recovery for Ulta Beaty , according to investment firm Jefferies. On Thursday, Ulta blew away estimates for the first quarter, generating $6.30 in adjusted earnings per share on $2.35 billion of revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting $4.46 in earnings per share on $2.12 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Ulta, Gap, Dell and more
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Ulta Beauty — Shares surged more than 6% after hours as the beauty retailer’s quarterly report beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Ulta Beauty posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.346 […]
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Target shares sink 25% after company says high costs, inventory woes hit profits
Target on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings that fell far short of Wall Street’s expectations, as the retailer coped with pricey freight costs, higher markdowns and lower-than-expected sales of discretionary items from TVs to bicycles. Shares fell about 25% in early trading. Here’s what Target reported for the fiscal first quarter ended April 30, compared with […]
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Major retailers boost Black female entrepreneurship as employment gap lingers
Ulta Beauty has doubled the number of Black-owned brands that it carries. Ulta Beauty Major beauty retailers are boosting small, minority-owned businesses as Black female entrepreneurship helps bridge an employment gap. As of last year, 17% of Black women in the U.S. were in the process of starting or running new businesses, according to the […]
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