This premium sportswear business possesses many favorable qualities.The main objective of investing in the stock market is to raise your purchasing power over time at a much faster clip than the rate of inflation. This is a more complex way of saying that people want to become rich from the stocks that they own.In the past five years, shares of Lululemon (LULU -1.72%) have risen by only 54%, a huge disappointment when compared to the triple-digit total returns of both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index ...

The swoosh has faded in the final stretch, but these other brands are sprinting toward the finish line.Nike (NKE 0.44%) is a dominant global footwear brand, with $33 billion in annual shoe sales. But weak consumer spending trends are revealing holes in Nike's business.In the most recent quarter, Nike's footwear sales were down 6% year over year, which led a slight decline in overall sales. The soft demand trends have sent Nike stock down 60% from its all-time high.Most Wall Street analysts still rate Nike s ...

It's been a disappointing year for this premium apparel stock.Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Since hitting a record of $511.29 at the end of 2023, share prices of Lululemon Athletica (LULU -1.72%) have cratered 44%. This is despite the S&P 500 generating an impressive 18% total return during the same period.To be clear, this apparel stock has still been a massive market outperformer in the past decade (up 650%). However, investors have become pessimistic about the state of the business.What's the best cour ...

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mixetto/E+ via Getty Images Introduction Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) cannot seem to catch a break in 2024. Let me list six reasons why I think its share price has plummeted: Shares have fallen by over 40% since the start of the year (they had surged in late 2023 when Lululemon got admitted into the S&P 500) With Lululemon's share price reaching a new 52-week low, investors have capitulated and run for the hills. Chief Product Officer has resigned for a better opportunity, with merchandising missteps in the ba ...

Robert Way Introduction Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has been on my radar for quite some time now, but I couldn’t fathom buying the stock at $400 or $500 when shares were trading at 40x to 50x its earnings. However, Lululemon stock has sold off more than 40% since the start of 2024, bringing its valuation down to much more reasonable levels. At less than $300 a share, Lululemon is beginning to look like an attractive long-term investment. Although shares did trade below $300 a little over a ye ...

Up-and-coming competitors are a threat to the company, according to the analyst.Talk about a fall from grace. The once high-flying athletic apparel retail stock Lululemon Athletica (LULU 0.74%) is down a queasy 43% year to date. The slowing revenue growth rate the company revealed in its first-quarter earnings report spooked many investors, and quite a few remain on the sidelines.Among Lululemon's bears is one analyst who cut his price target on the specialty retail stock from his already low level. Was thi ...

Althom Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) has been among the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 so far this year. The athleisure retailer has struggled amid shifting consumer preferences and new competition in what’s often a somewhat low-margin business. What’s more, there are growing signs that many consumer cohorts are coming under pressure amid a rising unemployment rate and cooling wage gains. We’ll get a fresh read on that front on Tuesday morning this week with the June Retail Sales report put out by th ...

Robert Way Though the stock market continues to hover around all-time highs powered by tech stocks and AI fervor, one major group of stocks are a holdout. Contagion has spread across the consumer/retail industry since NIKE (NKE) posted its worst quarter in decades, with the company citing various laggards such as falling behind in its core running shoe category plus soft sales in China. And though these problems are mostly Nike-specific, it hasn't stopped sinking other retail stocks as well. For Lululem ...

Markets are racing higher, but some stocks are trading at fire-sale prices.The S&P 500 as a whole is testing new all-time highs, but not all stocks are performing well. Some iconic companies have lost more than 40% of their value since 2024 began. And now could be the time to buy one of these S&P 500 laggards.Down 56%, is this major retailer a screaming buy?Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA 0.61%) is a well-known American company. Headquartered just outside Chicago, Illinois, the company operates more than 8,00 ...