Lululemon Athletica (LULU) PT Raised to $75 at Oppenheimer
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Rating Summary:
32 Buy, 11 Hold, 3 Sell
Rating Trend: Down
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 13 | Down: 10 | New: 11
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Oppenheimer analyst Anna Andreeva reiterated an Outperform rating and lifted her price target on Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) to $75.00 (from $70.00) following solid results.
Andreeva commented, "LULU was un-loved coming into the print (down 22% off in-line quarter back in September, SPX up 3%, two downgrades last few weeks), yet brand equity continues to shine, with strong comp (+7%) and gross margins (up 400+ bps). Traffic while still negative didn't get worse, and company isn't embedding improvement in '17, with conversion/higher AUR and category opportunities (tops, bras, men's) carrying consistent MSD comp. Coupled with 10% sq ft growth, LULU is still one of rare 13-15% top-line growth stories in consumer, with bottom-line inflection finally following (first up EBIT margin quarter since 4Q12), despite athletic landscape losing some steam. Raising EPS/PT; assuming low-20's EBIT margin (modeling 19.7% for '17), earnings power of $4+ could come sooner than 2020 plans."
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Shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. closed at $59.84 yesterday.
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