William Blair Has Positive Estimate for LULU FY2025 Earnings

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will earn $14.27 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $14.23. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.17 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $17.54 EPS.

LULU has been the topic of several other reports. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $360.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $350.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $360.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $292.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $382.00 to $383.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $382.23.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:LULU opened at $392.92 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.18. Lululemon Athletica has a twelve month low of $226.01 and a twelve month high of $491.30. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $354.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $301.28.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.69 by $0.18. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. The company had revenue of $2.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.53 EPS. Lululemon Athletica’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica in the second quarter worth $1,011,000. Caprock Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 69.8% in the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $543,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 145.5% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $502,000 after buying an additional 995 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 680.1% in the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,601 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 4,883 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Lululemon Athletica

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of Lululemon Athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total transaction of $782,736.42. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,399,307.78. The trade was a 24.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.54, for a total transaction of $10,085,779.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,040,456.66. The trade was a 66.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.