Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at William Blair

William Blair reissued their outperform rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) in a report published on Thursday morning,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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BTIG Research reduced their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $470.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. Raymond James restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $430.00 price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Friday, March 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $360.00 to $460.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays decreased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $411.00 to $309.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Cfra Research upgraded Lululemon Athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lululemon Athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $378.31.

Lululemon Athletica Trading Up 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $263.70 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $353.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $339.97. Lululemon Athletica has a 1-year low of $226.01 and a 1-year high of $423.32. The firm 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.85 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.59 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. Lululemon Athletica’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.29 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LULU. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,614 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 18.3% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 5,179 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,405,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 4,786.3% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 4,642 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,260,000 after buying an additional 4,547 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 479.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 48,908 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $13,337,000 after buying an additional 61,812 shares during the period. Finally, Investment Management Corp of Ontario raised its position in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 46.6% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 3,777 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,025,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by 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.