StockStory Highlights Costco and Ulta as Consumer Stocks with Competitive Advantages, Flags Floor & Decor as a Sell

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StockStory identifies Costco and Ulta Beauty as consumer retail stocks with durable competitive advantages, while recommending investors sell Floor & Decor. Costco benefits from 6.6% average same-store sales growth over two years, revenue of $293.6 billion, and a 35% return on invested capital. Ulta Beauty shows 3.5% same-store sales growth and a 32.6% return on capital. Floor & Decor faces declining earnings per share, falling 12.9% annually over three years, and an 8% return on invested capital, signaling eroding profitability.

Impact on stocks 3

Consumer Discretionary± Mixed · 2 stocks
Floor & Decor Holdings Inc
FND
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Floor & Decor flagged as a sell due to declining EPS and low return on invested capital, signaling eroding profitability.

Ulta Beauty Inc
ULTA
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Ulta Beauty noted for 3.5% same-store sales growth and high return on capital, indicating competitive advantage.

Consumer Staples▲ · 1 stocks
Costco Wholesale Corp
COST
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Costco highlighted for 6.6% same-store sales growth and strong revenue, indicating robust consumer demand.

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