Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Begins Coverage on lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU)

Investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) in a note issued to investors on Thursday. The brokerage set a “hold” rating on the apparel retailer’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on LULU. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on lululemon athletica from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $228.19.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of LULU traded up $0.60 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $212.32. 531,644 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,291,295. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $187.83 and its 200 day moving average is $193.80. lululemon athletica has a 1-year low of $159.25 and a 1-year high of $423.32. The stock has a market cap of $24.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 1.01.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.37. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 39.78% and a net margin of 15.72%.The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.53 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that lululemon athletica will post 14.36 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total transaction of $2,756,244.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,084,872. This trade represents a 71.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth about $719,000. Lake Hills Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at about $451,000. Davis Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,064 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $435,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $283,000. 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.