lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Receives Average Rating of “Reduce” from Analysts

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has received an average rating of “Reduce” from the thirty-two brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-five have issued a hold rating, one has given 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 $148.3846.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on lululemon athletica from $149.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles V. Bergh acquired 4,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,213,223.25. This trade represents a 70.20% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On lululemon athletica

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LULU. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth about $429,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 5.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust co boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 39.9% in the 2nd quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 996 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $508,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in lululemon athletica by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 112,632 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $26,759,000 after purchasing an additional 10,891 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

lululemon athletica stock opened at $120.81 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.75, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.18. lululemon athletica has a fifty-two week low of $104.44 and a fifty-two week high of $225.98.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.60 earnings per share. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.810 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that lululemon athletica will post 10.93 EPS 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.