lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Stock Rating Upgraded by Freedom Capital

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 6th, 2026

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU – Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at Freedom Capital from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. BTIG Research downgraded lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $149.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Barclays reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings downgraded lululemon athletica from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $153.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $165.13.

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lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of LULU opened at $114.23 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $141.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $169.96. lululemon athletica has a 52-week low of $109.36 and a 52-week high of $275.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a PE ratio of 9.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.87.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.61% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts predict that lululemon athletica will post 12.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at lululemon athletica

In other news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total transaction of $100,142.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at $3,084,116. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andre Maestrini acquired 3,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $151.02 per share, for a total transaction of $494,590.50. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 34,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,892.02. This represents a 10.47% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On lululemon athletica

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 41.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 14,922 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,285,000 after purchasing an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter valued at $294,000. Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter valued at $338,000. Asset Dedication LLC raised its stake in lululemon athletica by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 3,794 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $581,000 after acquiring an additional 499 shares during the period. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment raised its stake in lululemon athletica by 47.0% in the 1st quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 1,751 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:

Positive Sentiment: lululemon posted first-quarter EPS of $1.69 and revenue of $2.47 billion, both slightly ahead of Wall Street estimates, showing the business is still generating profits and growing revenue overall.
Positive Sentiment: Management said international growth remains a bright spot, with China and other overseas markets helping offset some of the weakness in North America.
Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts reiterated neutral/hold views while cutting price targets, signaling that expectations have been reset but not all firms are calling for a deeper selloff.
Neutral Sentiment: New commentary suggests valuation may now look more attractive after the sharp drop, but investors are waiting for proof that the turnaround is working.
Negative Sentiment: lululemon cut its FY2026 revenue and profit guidance and issued weaker-than-expected Q2 guidance, citing ongoing headwinds, tariff costs, markdown pressure, and softer traffic.
Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokerages lowered targets on LULU, including BofA, JPMorgan, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler, and others, with some downgrading the stock to hold/neutral or underperform.
Negative Sentiment: Articles cited fading brand momentum, product misfires, and negative social/media commentary, reinforcing concerns that lululemon’s core U.S. business is losing steam ahead of the incoming CEO transition.

lululemon athletica Company Profile

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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.