lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Receives $227.68 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-seven research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirty have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $227.6830.

A number of analysts have commented on LULU shares. Zacks Research raised lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. HSBC downgraded lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $175.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, September 11th. KeyCorp cut shares of lululemon athletica from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $185.00 to $183.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $210.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 12th.

Insider Activity at lululemon athletica

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 615 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.00, for a total value of $109,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 8,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,600,754. The trade was a 6.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On lululemon athletica

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the second quarter worth approximately $217,344,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in lululemon athletica by 3.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,782,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,452,394,000 after buying an additional 521,915 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in lululemon athletica by 28.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $391,544,000 after acquiring an additional 490,127 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 151.6% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 770,336 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $218,052,000 after acquiring an additional 464,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 2,598.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 475,957 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $84,687,000 after acquiring an additional 458,322 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of LULU stock opened at $169.67 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.64 and a beta of 1.07. lululemon athletica has a one year low of $159.25 and a one year high of $423.32. The company’s 50-day moving average is $171.20 and its 200 day moving average is $213.85.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel retailer reported $3.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 42.05%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.15 earnings per share. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.770-12.970 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.180-2.230 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.