William Blair Has Positive Forecast for LULU Q4 Earnings

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Lululemon Athletica in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $5.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.71. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.17 per share.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.69 by $0.18. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. The firm had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.53 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $320.00 to $355.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $300.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $265.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $360.00 to $460.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.23.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $392.92 on Friday. Lululemon Athletica has a one year low of $226.01 and a one year high of $491.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s fifty day moving average is $354.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $301.28.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LULU. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Lululemon Athletica in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,011,000. Caprock Group LLC increased its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 69.8% in the 2nd quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $543,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 145.5% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Choreo LLC increased its stake in Lululemon Athletica by 680.1% in the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 5,601 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 4,883 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lululemon Athletica

In other Lululemon Athletica news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total transaction of $782,736.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 6,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,399,307.78. The trade was a 24.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of Lululemon Athletica stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $5,040,456.66. The trade was a 66.68 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.48% 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.