Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.530-2.580 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.740. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.4 billion. Lululemon Athletica also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 14.950-15.150 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $260.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $430.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $445.00 target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and twenty have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lululemon Athletica presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $395.55.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Up 1.1 %

LULU traded up $3.74 during trading on Thursday, reaching $341.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,941,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,073,194. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $366.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $338.65. The company has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.66, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. Lululemon Athletica has a 1 year low of $226.01 and a 1 year high of $423.32.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.29 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

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

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.