lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Price Target Cut to $175.00 by Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) had its price target trimmed by Telsey Advisory Group from $215.00 to $175.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a market perform rating on the apparel retailer’s stock.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on LULU. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $210.00 price target on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on lululemon athletica from $174.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. BTIG Research lowered their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $303.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $206.00 to $189.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, thirty have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $215.33.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

LULU stock opened at $165.39 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $181.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.49. lululemon athletica has a fifty-two week low of $156.64 and a fifty-two week high of $348.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.44, a PEG ratio of 10.09 and a beta of 1.00.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The apparel retailer reported $5.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.78 by $0.23. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 14.22% and a return on equity of 35.95%. The firm had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $6.14 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 521,915 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,049,911 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $631,526,000 after acquiring an additional 71,464 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 28.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $391,544,000 after acquiring an additional 490,127 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,197,158 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $456,592,000 after purchasing an additional 59,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE boosted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 1,930,831 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $343,553,000 after purchasing an additional 290,614 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Key lululemon athletica News

Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and international growth — LULU topped revenue and EPS estimates, driven by strong international sales, which supports near-term cash generation and buyback capacity. Lululemon Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Board refresh: Chip Bergh named to the board — Appointment of former Levi’s CEO adds veteran retail leadership, a potential governance plus amid shareholder activism. Chip Bergh Joins lululemon Board
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic actions to restore margins — Management is pushing to sell more at full price (fewer markdowns) and continues buybacks, which could support margins and EPS if execution succeeds. Get ready for fewer sales: Lululemon reduces markdowns
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/valuation glance suggests floor — Some market commentary argues the share price is near a technical floor and that valuation may offer a contrarian entry for longer‑term buyers. Lululemon’s Share Price Bottom is In
• Negative Sentiment: Weak FY2026 guidance overshadowing the beat — Management gave a cautious outlook for 2026 (reduced sales/earnings guidance), which is the main reason sentiment softened despite the quarter’s beats. Lululemon Gives Weak Sales Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressures remain — Tariffs, higher costs and markdown discipline transition are compressing margins; investors worry about timing and magnitude of margin recovery. Margins pressured despite beat
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership uncertainty and proxy/activist dynamics — Ongoing CEO search and founder-board tensions add execution risk and are cited by analysts as weighing on confidence. Growth headwinds despite China strength; CEO plan weighs on analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades/price-target cuts — Several firms trimmed targets and shifted to neutral/hold after the quarter, reflecting the weak guide and raising near‑term sell-side skepticism. Multiple price target cuts reported

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.