11:24 AM EST, 12/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the latest stock move in the headline and the first paragraph.)
Lululemon Athletica's ( LULU ) shares surged past 17% in recent Friday trading, a day after the company reported a year-over-year increase in fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue, and raised its guidance for the full year.
The company reported fiscal Q3 earnings late Thursday of $2.87 per diluted share, up from $1.96 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.71.
Revenue for the quarter ended Oct. 27 was $2.40 billion, up from $2.20 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $2.36 billion.
The company said it expects fiscal Q4 diluted EPS of $5.56 to $5.64 on revenue of $3.48 billion to $3.51 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect EPS of $5.62 on revenue of $3.50 billion.
For fiscal year 2024, the company said it expects diluted EPS of $14.08 to $14.16 on revenue of $10.45 billion to $10.49 billion. The previous guidance was for EPS of $13.95 to $14.15 on revenue of $10.38 billion to $10.48 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect EPS of $13.97 on revenue of $10.44 billion.
Price: 404.60, Change: +59.79, Percent Change: +17.34