lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Given Consensus Rating of "Reduce" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Reduce” rating on lululemon, with 25 holds, five sells, one buy and one strong buy among 32 analysts. The average 12-month price target is $148.54.
• Recent analysts have generally lowered price targets, including Wells Fargo to $105, Stifel to $134, BNP Paribas Exane to $88 with an “underperform” rating, and Daiwa to $120.
• Lululemon exceeded quarterly expectations with $1.69 in EPS and $2.47 billion in revenue, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year. The stock opened at $121.07, well below its 52-week high of $225.98, and institutional investors own 85.2% of shares.

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Reduce" from the thirty-two analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-five have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $148.5385.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on LULU shares. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. BNP Paribas Exane cut lululemon athletica from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $120.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles V. Bergh purchased 4,275 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $117.05 per share, with a total value of $500,388.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 10,365 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,213,223.25. The trade was a 70.20% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LULU. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the second quarter valued at $1,010,565,000. Flossbach Von Storch SE purchased a new position in lululemon athletica in the 2nd quarter worth about $207,392,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at about $362,598,000. Boston Partners bought a new position in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at about $304,875,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,660,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of lululemon athletica stock opened at $121.07 on Monday. lululemon athletica has a 52-week low of $104.44 and a 52-week high of $225.98. The company's 50 day moving average price is $117.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $140.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 0.86.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. The firm's revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.60 EPS. 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, equities research analysts forecast that lululemon athletica will post 10.93 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.

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