William Blair Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for LULU

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Stock analysts at William Blair raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lululemon Athletica in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $5.75 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.71. 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.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on LULU. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $360.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $345.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. KeyCorp upped their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group increased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $300.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $382.23.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Down 0.1 %

LULU stock opened at $392.92 on Friday. Lululemon Athletica has a 12-month low of $226.01 and a 12-month high of $491.30. The company has a 50 day moving average of $354.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $301.28. The company has a market cap of $47.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.18.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Lululemon Athletica

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total value of $782,736.42. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.54, for a total value of $10,085,779.80. Following the transaction, the insider now 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 owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Paladin Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Lululemon Athletica during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 66.7% in the second quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 115 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Lululemon Athletica by 127.5% during the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 116 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Lululemon Athletica during the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 110.1% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 145 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

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.