lululemon athletica (LULU) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c; Trims FY15 Outlook

Lululemon (LULU) PT Cut to $45 at Canaccord Geunity, Sees Red Flags

Canaccord Genuity maintained a Hold rating on Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), and cut the price target to $45.00 (from $52.00), following the company's 3Q earnings report. LULU's adjusted EPS of 35c missed consensus 37c estimate mainly due to elevated expense growth partly offset by lower tax rate. Traffic declined in the last few weeks of October and continued that trend until Thanksgiving. To Canaccord, this indicates that the consumer is responding when LULU ramps up promotions. Canaccord remains cautious on the stock... More

Lululemon (LULU) PT Trimmed to $40 at FBR Capital as Gross Margin Recovery Pushed Out

FBR Capital maintained an Underperform rating on Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), and cut the price target to $40.00 (from $42.00), following the company's 3Q earnings report. LULU reported adjusted EPS of $0.35, vs. consensus estimates of $0.37 and guidance of $0.35$0.37. The bigger issue was the 4Q guide down and continuation of higher inventory into 4Q15/1Q16. Management guided 4Q EPS to $0.75 to $0.78.

Analyst Susan Anderson commented,... More

Bernstein Downgrades Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) to Market Perform

Bernstein downgraded Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $50.00 (from $62.00).

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Shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. closed at $45.32 yesterday.

Cowen Lowers Price Target on lululemon (LULU) to $52 on Weak Print, But Still Reasons to Remain Bullish

Cowen maintained an Outperform rating on Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), and cut the price target to $52.00 (from $62.00), following the company's 3Q earnings report. Focus remains on GM, which suffered on airfreight & markdowns. lululemon's women's business remains strong, with an acceleration in pant & bra... More

Lululemon (LULU) PT Cut to $50 at Mizuho

Mizuho Securities analyst Betty Chen reiterated a Neutral rating and lowered her price target on Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) to $50.00 (from $58.00) as below consensus forward guidance suggests further margin pressure amidst ongoing inventory concern.

Chen commented, "While improved QTD comp momentum (we believe +MSD-HSD)... More