01:09 PM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) shedding 0.3%.

In corporate news, Ulta Beauty ( ULTA ) shares slumped 12% after the beauty retailer issued a full-year earnings outlook below market estimates, while it reported a lower-than-expected bottom line in fiscal Q4.