What is William Blair’s Forecast for LULU FY2025 Earnings?

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $14.27 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $14.23. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.17 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $17.54 EPS.

LULU has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $261.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $360.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $360.00 to $460.00 in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $438.00 price target (up from $370.00) on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $382.23.

Lululemon Athletica Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of LULU stock opened at $392.92 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a PE ratio of 28.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $354.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $301.28. Lululemon Athletica has a 12 month low of $226.01 and a 12 month high of $491.30.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.69 by $0.18. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 17.05% and a return on equity of 42.16%. The firm had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.53 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total value of $782,736.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,399,307.78. This represents a 24.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.54, for a total value of $10,085,779.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,040,456.66. The trade was a 66.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,474,828 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $669,036,000 after buying an additional 44,294 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 4.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,769,096 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $528,429,000 after acquiring an additional 82,731 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 3.7% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,040,384 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $310,763,000 after acquiring an additional 37,239 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 74,856.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 895,726 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $243,055,000 after purchasing an additional 894,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 38.2% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 737,872 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $220,423,000 after purchasing an additional 203,882 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.