We're taking a closer look at lululemon athletica inc. today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.4% compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men.
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lululemon athletica inc. has moved 39.0% over the last year compared to 19.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 20.0%
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LULU has an average analyst rating of buy and is -4.79% away from its mean target price of $431.91 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $7.89
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lululemon athletica inc. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 52.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $13.9 and its forward P/E ratio is 29.6
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LULU has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.83, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 14.75 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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lululemon athletica inc. is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
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lululemon athletica inc. has on average reported free cash flows of $986.7 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 0.0%