lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-five research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirty have assigned a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $226.3617.

LULU has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $230.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group set a $206.00 price target on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Wednesday, December 31st. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Monday, January 26th.

Insider Transactions at lululemon athletica

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total value of $2,756,244.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 5,318 shares in the company, valued at $1,084,872. The trade was a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth $46,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 55.9% during the fourth quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 10,323 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,145,000 after buying an additional 3,701 shares during the last quarter. MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth $402,000. Finally, SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth $237,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

lululemon athletica stock opened at $170.13 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $19.96 billion, a PE ratio of 11.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.90 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $188.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $183.84. lululemon athletica has a one year low of $159.25 and a one year high of $348.50.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.48 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 39.78% and a net margin of 15.72%.The company’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.53 EPS. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.