Ulta Beauty Affirms Its Outlook as Industry Growth Slows

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) overcame weak traffic trends in the retailing industry -- and a pullback in its core makeup category -- to post solid third-quarter sales growth this week. The company also affirmed its aggressive full-year fiscal targets even though profitability ticked lower headed into the key holiday shopping season.

Here's a look at how the big-picture results stacked up against the prior-year period:

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