KeyCorp Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Stock

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) had its target price lifted by investment analysts at KeyCorp from $400.00 to $420.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has an “overweight” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. KeyCorp’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 0.15% from the company’s current price. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.73 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on LULU. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Barclays raised their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $378.00 to $411.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $420.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $260.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and twenty have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $395.67.

Lululemon Athletica Price Performance

Shares of LULU stock traded up $8.20 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $419.36. 395,422 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,627,635. The company has a market cap of $51.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s 50 day moving average is $374.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $310.08. Lululemon Athletica has a 1 year low of $226.01 and a 1 year high of $480.94.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.69 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. The company’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.53 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Lululemon Athletica will post 14.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total value of $782,736.42. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,198 shares in the company, valued at $2,399,307.78. This trade represents a 24.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were 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. This represents a 66.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Asset Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of Lululemon Athletica in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 3,240 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,239,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Lululemon Athletica during the fourth quarter worth $275,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 43,569 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $16,661,000 after acquiring an additional 2,073 shares during the period. Finally, Davidson Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,557 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $4,037,000 after acquiring an additional 433 shares during the period. 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.