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

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.530-2.580 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

Lululemon Athletica stock traded up $3.74 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $341.53. The stock had a trading volume of 3,941,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,073,194. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $366.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $338.65. Lululemon Athletica has a 52 week low of $226.01 and a 52 week high of $423.32. The stock has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a PE ratio of 24.66, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued 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. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 17.05% and a return on equity of 42.16%. The business had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.59 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.29 earnings per share. Lululemon Athletica’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on LULU shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Lululemon Athletica from $420.00 to $411.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Lululemon Athletica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $360.00 to $460.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $428.00 to $437.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $265.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $350.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and twenty have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lululemon Athletica has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $395.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.