Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for LULU

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for lululemon athletica in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.46 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.77. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for lululemon athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for lululemon athletica’s Q2 2027 earnings at $3.01 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $3.27 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. William Blair downgraded lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. TD Securities decreased their price objective on lululemon athletica from $298.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $350.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 5th. BTIG Research cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $375.00 to $303.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $209.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $239.30.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ LULU opened at $169.62 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $197.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $252.53. lululemon athletica has a twelve month low of $159.25 and a twelve month high of $423.32. The company has a market capitalization of $20.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a PEG ratio of 10.61 and a beta of 1.12.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel retailer reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.24. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 42.05% and a net margin of 16.38%.The business had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.770-12.970 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.180-2.230 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Calvin Mcdonald sold 27,049 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.69, for a total value of $6,375,178.81. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 110,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,058,829.16. This represents a 19.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of lululemon athletica

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 157,764 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 3.3% during the first 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 purchasing an additional 162,295 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 9.0% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,792,294 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,356,507,000 after purchasing an additional 394,706 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in lululemon athletica by 16.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,960,387 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $700,502,000 after acquiring an additional 413,062 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in lululemon athletica by 23.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,710,425 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $406,363,000 after acquiring an additional 322,816 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.20% 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.