Q1 EPS Forecast for Lululemon Athletica Lowered by Analyst

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Investment analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, March 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $2.60 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.77. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.92 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $460.00 to $380.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $376.00 to $335.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $440.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Raymond James reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $430.00 price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report on Friday. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $480.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $380.72.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

Shares of Lululemon Athletica stock opened at $283.06 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. Lululemon Athletica has a one year low of $226.01 and a one year high of $423.32. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $362.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $340.38.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.29 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Lululemon Athletica

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,848,613 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,854,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,371,079 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $523,520,000. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica in the 4th quarter worth $370,062,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 14.9% in the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,397,588 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,681,682,000 after acquiring an additional 571,657 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its position in Lululemon Athletica by 34.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,163,484 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $827,338,000 after acquiring an additional 556,406 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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 offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.