Dave Weiner of Deutsche Bank maintained a Hold rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) on Friday with a price target raised to $46 from a previous $40.
According to Weiner, Lululemon reported a “better than expected” third quarter result on Thursday, however, the 9.1 percent reaction in share prices following the print is “overdone.”
The analyst points out that the company's fourth quarter guidance “disappoints” as store comps continue being weak and gross margin guidance implies a “substantially” lower performance vs. a year ago.
“While the quarter perhaps provided investors with the sense that a turnaround is progressing, we remain cautious in the face of still-weak comps and heavy investment spend this year (and possible next year too),” Weiner wrote.
Weiner lowered his fourth quarter EPS estimates to $0.68 from a previous $0.71 per share but the analyst did raise his full year fiscal 2014 estimates to $1.78 per share from a previous $1.76, reflecting the third quarter beat.
Latest Ratings for LULU
| Dec 2014 | Telsey | Upgrades | Market Perform | Outperform |
| Dec 2014 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains | Hold | |
| Dec 2014 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-weight |
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