Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of LULU FY2026 Earnings

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of lululemon athletica in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $14.72 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $14.96. The consensus estimate for lululemon athletica's current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for lululemon athletica's Q1 2027 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $6.52 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $15.77 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $3.08 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $17.26 EPS.

LULU has been the subject of several other research reports. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $400.00 to $350.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $320.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $330.00 to $290.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 6th. CICC Research reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $280.49 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $297.00 to $290.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $340.26.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

LULU opened at $227.47 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $27.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.41, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $281.72 and a 200 day moving average of $332.18. lululemon athletica has a fifty-two week low of $226.01 and a fifty-two week high of $423.32.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.60 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.60. The company had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 16.82% and a return on equity of 43.48%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.54 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of lululemon athletica

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 1.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,266,929 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $3,755,337,000 after acquiring an additional 157,764 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 3.3% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,010,908 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $1,418,389,000 after acquiring an additional 162,295 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 9.0% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,792,294 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $1,356,507,000 after acquiring an additional 394,706 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,485,289 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $947,682,000 after buying an additional 10,461 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,163,484 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $827,338,000 after buying an additional 556,406 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company's stock.

About lululemon athletica

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.

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