Weekly S&P 500 Consumer Cyclical Highlights: Ulta Beauty Rises to the Top; CarMax Hits Lowest Point
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 28 2025
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Source: SeekingAlpha
Consumer Discretionary Sector Performance: For the week ending September 26, the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector experienced a smaller loss of 0.20%, outperforming the S&P 500's 0.75% decline, but its year-to-date gain of 6.85% remains below the S&P 500's 12.96% return.
Top Gainers and Losers: Notable gainers included Ulta Beauty (+5.85%) and Best Buy (+5.43%), while CarMax saw a significant drop of -23.22% after disappointing financial results, and Amazon fell -5.05% due to a $2.5 billion FTC settlement.
Analyst Views on VCR
Wall Street analysts forecast VCR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for VCR is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








