Lululemon Athletica Inc. Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $2.40 Per Share (NASDAQ:LULU)

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lululemon Athletica in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the apparel retailer will earn $2.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.64. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.19 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.96 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $520.00 to $555.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $450.00 to $425.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $539.00 price target (down from $596.00) on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research note on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $553.00 to $515.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and twenty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lululemon Athletica has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $493.66.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

LULU opened at $388.90 on Monday. Lululemon Athletica has a 12 month low of $310.41 and a 12 month high of $516.39. The stock has a market cap of $49.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $463.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $442.47.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 21st. The apparel retailer reported $5.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.00 by $0.29. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 44.41% and a net margin of 16.11%. The firm had revenue of $3.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Lululemon Athletica announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, December 7th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the apparel retailer to repurchase up to 1.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 15,493 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $7,921,000 after buying an additional 2,688 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,692,969 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $4,955,918,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369,119 shares in the last quarter. Wahed Invest LLC increased its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 1,898 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $970,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter worth $145,000. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $888,000. 85.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lululemon Athletica Company Profile

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 operates in two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities.