IBD 50: Growth Stocks Get Jiggy In New Market Uptrend
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Feb 13, 5:43PM CST
If recent market action tells us anything, it's that three signs of strength by the Nasdaq -- one on Jan. 8, another on Jan. 22 and the other on Feb. 10 -- meant something after all. The market's back in a confirmed uptrend, but it doesn't...
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Retail sales: What to like
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Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Up 41.2% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (ULTA)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Feb 10, 4:53PM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ:ULTA) on June 11th, 2014 at $97.06. In approximately 8 months, Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance has returned 41.16% as of today's recent price of $137.00.
ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59)
Sally Beauty (SBH) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Feb 06, 8:28AM CST
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (SBH), specialty retailer of professional beauty supplies, posted first-quarter fiscal 2015 earnings per share of 35 cents that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents.
CST: 43.73 (-0.17), SBH: 33.10 (+0.28), MIK: 27.45 (-0.35), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59)
Beautiful day for cosmetics stocks
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I'll Take Manhattan Associates, Investors Say
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Feb 04, 1:38PM CST
Shares of IBD 50 company Manhattan Associates (MANH) soared to a new intraday high Wednesday after the maker of supply chain management software delivered better-than-expected quarterly results and a bullish outlook for 2015. Reporting after the...
TSCO: 84.26 (+0.99), SAP: 69.09 (unch), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), MANH: 51.61 (+0.89), ORCL: 43.93 (+0.04), PAYC: 32.37 (-0.71)
Manhattan Associates Earnings End the Year on a Strong Note
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Feb 03, 4:07PM CST
Manhattan's Supply Chain Architecture platform. Source: Manhattan Associates. Behind every business, there's a host of other companies on which that business relies to give its customers what they want. For companies that produce goods, logistical...
TSCO: 84.26 (+0.99), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), MANH: 51.61 (+0.89)
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Has Returned 36.1% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (ULTA)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Feb 03, 11:06AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ:ULTA) on June 11th, 2014 at $97.06. In approximately 8 months, Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance has returned 36.11% as of today's recent price of $132.10.
ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59)
Stocks Soar Into Close; Harman Hits Another High
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Feb 02, 3:24PM CST
Stocks rose into the close Monday, led by solar and oil stocks, after struggling most of the day. The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, the Dow Jones industrial average added 1.1% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.9%. Volume was lower on both major exchanges, according to...
HAR: 136.40 (-3.18), FSLR: 48.84 (-0.58), SCTY: 57.60 (+0.44), XOM: 93.37 (+1.00), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), CVX: 112.78 (+1.92)
3 Takeaways From January Specialty Retail Performance
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Feb 02, 2:02PM CST
After a solid holiday shopping season in which retailers benefited from lower gas prices and a recovering economy, January brought more upbeat news for the sector, especially among specialty chains like Ulta (ULTA) -- an IBD Leaderboard stock -- that...
LB: 94.51 (-0.30), TJX: 69.24 (+0.36), GPS: 41.20 (-0.37), KORS: 73.27 (+1.72), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), SIG: 120.19 (+0.36)
Stocks Struggle For Direction; Epam Breaks Support
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Feb 02, 1:42PM CST
Stocks were narrowly mixed and struggling for direction late Monday. Thanks in part to energy stocks, the S&P 500 rose 0.2%. The Nasdaq was fractionally lower, while the Dow Jones industrial average edged up 0.1%. Volume was tracking higher on both...
ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), NXPI: 84.79 (-0.60), EPAM: 54.08 (-1.93)
Many Leading Stocks Stumble But Biogen, Harman Soar
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 30, 5:39PM CST
Many leading growth stocks stumbled as the market's uptrend came under pressure last week. But a few defied the turmoil. Investors reacted negatively to the Federal Reserve's statement on Wednesday; policymakers said that inflation was running below...
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Regis Q2 Loss Widens: Revs Lag Estimates, Shares Fall - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 30, 12:58PM CST
Regis Corp.'s (RGS) fiscal second-quarter 2015 loss was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues missed the estimate mark. Following the dismal results, share price fell 4.35%.
CST: 43.73 (-0.17), KAR: 35.64 (-0.03), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59), RGS: 16.60 (-0.01)
Tractor Supply Beats on Q4 Earnings, Initiates 2015 View - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jan 29, 8:30AM CST
Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) reported better-than-expected earnings results for the fourth quarter as well as for fiscal 2014.
CST: 43.73 (-0.17), TSCO: 84.26 (+0.99), BBW: 20.94 (+0.14), ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59)
US Consumer Confidence Overrides Shaky Global Economy - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jan 28, 9:53AM CST
Consumer confidence -- a key determinant of the economy's health -- improved significantly, reaching a new height this January since August 2007. This implies better prospects for the U.S. economy in spite of overseas turmoil.
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IBD 50 Turns In Solid Week As Market Uptrend Resumes
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 23, 5:34PM CST
If the market has shown us one thing in recent weeks, it's that conditions can turn on a dime. The Nasdaq notched a follow-through on Jan. 8, but a distribution day on Jan. 12 called the viability of the rally into question. On Thursday, the Nasdaq...
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Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.10%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jan 23, 3:56PM CST
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ:ULTA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $132.50 to a high of $137.33. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $132.63 on volume of 1.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
ULTA: 136.66 (+0.59)
Stocks End On Mixed Note; Nasdaq Extends Win Streak
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 23, 3:16PM CST
Stocks ended with a split decision Friday amid a batch of earnings reports and mixed economic data. The Nasdaq nabbed its fifth straight gain, rising 0.2%. Fiber optics, Internet and software stocks helped the tech-heavy index. The Dow Jones...
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Nasdaq Maintains Outperformance; S&P 500 Cuts Losses
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 23, 12:21PM CST
Major averages were mixed, but near session highs, in early afternoon trading Friday. The Nasdaq rose 0.3% as Internet, solar, fiber optic and software stocks were among the best performers in the stock market today. The S&P 500 trimmed a 0.5% loss...
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