William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for LULU Earnings

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for lululemon athletica in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 16th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $2.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.91. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for lululemon athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.60. The firm had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 16.82% and a return on equity of 43.48%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.54 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on LULU. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $276.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $220.00 to $200.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $366.00 to $317.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $430.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $363.00 to $302.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $340.26.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 1.5%

LULU opened at $229.77 on Friday. lululemon athletica has a twelve month low of $219.97 and a twelve month high of $423.32. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $269.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $311.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.17.

Insider Activity

In other lululemon athletica news, CEO Calvin Mcdonald sold 27,049 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.69, for a total transaction of $6,375,178.81. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,058,829.16. This trade represents a 19.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in lululemon athletica by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,266,929 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $3,755,337,000 after acquiring an additional 157,764 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in lululemon athletica by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,010,908 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,418,389,000 after buying an additional 162,295 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in lululemon athletica by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,792,294 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,356,507,000 after buying an additional 394,706 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in lululemon athletica by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,485,289 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $947,682,000 after buying an additional 10,461 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its holdings in lululemon athletica by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,163,484 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $827,338,000 after buying an additional 556,406 shares in the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About lululemon athletica

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.