lululemon athletica’s (LULU) Hold Rating Reiterated at Stifel Nicolaus

Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) in a report issued on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a $210.00 target price on the apparel retailer’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on LULU. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $230.00 to $160.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 12th. UBS Group increased their price target on lululemon athletica from $183.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $298.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Guggenheim started coverage on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial cut shares of lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $228.19.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 1.4%

LULU opened at $207.81 on Tuesday. lululemon athletica has a twelve month low of $159.25 and a twelve month high of $423.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of $185.02 and a 200-day moving average of $194.61. The stock has a market cap of $24.38 billion, a PE ratio of 14.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 1.01.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.37. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 39.78%. The business had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.48 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.53 earnings per share. lululemon athletica’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at lululemon athletica

In related news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total transaction of $2,756,244.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,084,872. This trade represents a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of lululemon athletica

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 81.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 151 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 187.5% in the 3rd quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 161 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in lululemon athletica during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 96.8% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 124 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

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.