Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Earns “Outperform” Rating from William Blair

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by investment analysts at William Blair in a report issued on Thursday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.92 EPS.

LULU has been the subject of several other reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $376.00 to $335.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $313.00 to $302.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $440.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $437.00 to $391.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $378.31.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Up 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $263.70 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $353.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $339.47. Lululemon Athletica has a 52-week low of $226.01 and a 52-week high of $423.32. The company has a market cap of $32.11 billion, a PE ratio of 19.04, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.31.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.85 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $3.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.59 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 17.05% and a return on equity of 42.16%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.29 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Lululemon Athletica

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 95.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,848,613 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,854,160,000 after acquiring an additional 2,371,079 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,397,588 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,681,682,000 after purchasing an additional 571,657 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,485,289 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $947,682,000 after buying an additional 10,461 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Lululemon Athletica by 34.6% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,163,484 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $827,338,000 after buying an additional 556,406 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Lululemon Athletica by 31.0% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,781,237 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $681,163,000 after buying an additional 421,890 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.