Zacks Research Upgrades lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) to “Hold”

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings raised lululemon athletica from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $185.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $148.54.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $115.69 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $117.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.52. lululemon athletica has a one year low of $104.44 and a one year high of $225.98. The firm has a market cap of $13.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.86.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The company’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.60 EPS. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.810 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica will post 10.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other news, Director Charles V. Bergh acquired 4,275 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,223.25. The trade was a 70.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LULU. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in lululemon athletica by 70.3% during the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 189 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

lululemon athletica Company Profile

lululemon athletica inc. is a design-focused athletic apparel company known for performance-oriented apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s product portfolio centers on technical apparel for yoga, running, training and everyday active lifestyle use and includes tops, bottoms, outerwear, underwear, bags and a growing footwear assortment. lululemon emphasizes fabric science and product innovation, marketing garments that blend performance features with lifestyle styling.

Products are developed in-house and produced through a network of third-party manufacturers.