03:27 PM EDT, 05/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.4%.

In corporate news, Target's ( TGT ) fiscal Q1 results will likely fall well short of Wall Street's projections as the retailer grapples with a weak spending backdrop that could prompt a downward revision to its full-year guidance, Oppenheimer said in a note. Target ( TGT ) shares were falling 2.6%.