Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Releases FY26 Earnings Guidance

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) updated its FY26 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.95-$15.15 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $15.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.15-$11.30, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.30 billion. Lululemon Athletica also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 14.950-15.150 EPS.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of LULU stock traded up $3.74 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $341.53. 3,721,447 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,072,125. Lululemon Athletica has a 12 month low of $226.01 and a 12 month high of $423.32. The stock has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a PE ratio of 24.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $366.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $338.65.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.85 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $3.60 billion for 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $5.29 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $360.00 to $460.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $430.00 price objective (up previously from $400.00) on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $382.00 to $383.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $395.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Lululemon Athletica stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,121 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $429,000. 85.20% of the stock is 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.