Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for LULU Earnings

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for lululemon athletica in a research report issued on Thursday, September 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.23 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.02. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $5.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.97 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.35 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $13.20 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $14.18 EPS.

LULU has been the topic of several other research reports. 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 report on Friday, September 5th. CICC Research reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $280.49 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Telsey Advisory Group cut lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $360.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, TD Securities cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $298.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $239.30.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $169.62 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $20.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a PEG ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 1.12. lululemon athletica has a 12-month low of $159.25 and a 12-month high of $423.32. The business’s 50 day moving average is $197.38 and its 200 day moving average is $251.19.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Calvin Mcdonald sold 27,049 shares of lululemon athletica 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of lululemon athletica

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LULU. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 506.3% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 97 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 96.8% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 124 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the second quarter valued at $30,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.