Q1 EPS Estimate for Lululemon Athletica Reduced by Analyst

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) – William Blair reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lululemon Athletica in a research note issued on Friday, March 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the apparel retailer will post earnings of $2.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.77. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lululemon Athletica’s current full-year earnings is $14.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lululemon Athletica’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $15.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.92 EPS.

LULU has been the topic of several other reports. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $340.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Citigroup set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica and gave the company a “negative” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $411.00 to $309.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $380.72.

Lululemon Athletica Stock Performance

LULU opened at $293.06 on Monday. Lululemon Athletica has a one year low of $226.01 and a one year high of $423.32. The company has a market cap of $35.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.16, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $364.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $340.22.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The apparel retailer reported $6.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.85 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $3.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.59 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 17.05% and a return on equity of 42.16%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.29 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Lululemon Athletica

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LULU. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter worth $275,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 50.5% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 103,424 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $28,070,000 after buying an additional 34,704 shares in the last quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 138.1% during the fourth quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 2,698 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,032,000 after buying an additional 1,565 shares during the period. Montag A & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Lululemon Athletica by 495.1% in the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 4,255 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,627,000 after buying an additional 3,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $17,775,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.