FY2025 Earnings Estimate for LULU Issued By William Blair

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Stock analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Lululemon Athletica in a report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $14.27 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $14.23. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.17 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $17.54 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Securities lifted their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $382.00 to $383.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $261.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $320.00 to $355.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $360.00 to $460.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $382.23.

Lululemon Athletica Trading Down 0.1 %

LULU opened at $392.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.18. Lululemon Athletica has a 12 month low of $226.01 and a 12 month high of $491.30. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $352.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $300.64.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.69 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 17.05% and a return on equity of 42.16%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.53 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Market Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital Market Strategies LLC now owns 820 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,034 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,465,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $1,327,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Lululemon Athletica in the 4th quarter worth $95,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 56.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $579,000 after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lululemon Athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $405.54, for a total transaction of $10,085,779.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,040,456.66. This represents a 66.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of Lululemon Athletica stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total value of $782,736.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,399,307.78. This trade represents a 24.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Lululemon Athletica Company Profile

Lululemon Athletica Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.