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

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. 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 Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LULU. Raymond James restated a “market perform” rating and set a $430.00 price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $382.00 to $383.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays cut their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $411.00 to $309.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $475.00 to $430.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Lululemon Athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $380.72.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

LULU opened at $293.06 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $35.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $364.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $338.98. Lululemon Athletica has a 1 year low of $226.01 and a 1 year high of $423.32.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lululemon Athletica

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Lululemon Athletica stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,121 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $429,000. 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.