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

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LULU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $360.00 to $460.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $430.00 target price (up from $400.00) on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $395.55.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

Shares of LULU stock traded up $3.74 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $341.53. 3,721,447 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,072,125. Lululemon Athletica has a 1 year low of $226.01 and a 1 year high of $423.32. The company’s 50 day moving average is $366.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $338.65. The company has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.85 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.59 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.29 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Lululemon Athletica

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

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.