lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-six research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirty have given a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $227.0514.

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on lululemon athletica from $230.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Guggenheim assumed coverage on lululemon athletica in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company.

lululemon athletica Trading Up 3.7%

lululemon athletica stock opened at $178.00 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $197.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $187.79. lululemon athletica has a twelve month low of $159.25 and a twelve month high of $417.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34, a PEG ratio of 10.84 and a beta of 1.01.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.37. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 39.78% and a net margin of 15.72%.The business had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.53 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. Equities analysts predict that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total transaction of $2,756,244.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,084,872. The trade was a 71.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of lululemon athletica

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LULU. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $217,344,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in lululemon athletica by 3.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,782,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,452,394,000 after buying an additional 521,915 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 28.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $391,544,000 after acquiring an additional 490,127 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 2,598.9% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 475,957 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $84,687,000 after acquiring an additional 458,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Company Profile

lululemon athletica inc. is a design-focused athletic apparel company known for performance-oriented apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s product portfolio centers on technical apparel for yoga, running, training and everyday active lifestyle use and includes tops, bottoms, outerwear, underwear, bags and a growing footwear assortment. lululemon emphasizes fabric science and product innovation, marketing garments that blend performance features with lifestyle styling.

Products are developed in-house and produced through a network of third-party manufacturers.