LULU vs SNDK: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Lululemon Athletica Inc. and Sandisk Corporation โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-21.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. ยท Consumer Cyclical
$98.06
+1.5% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade C
VS
Sandisk Corporation ยท Technology
$1,614.39
-25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
LULU has more upside to fair value (+1.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric LULU SNDK
Current Price $98.06 $1,614.39
Fair Value Estimate $99.50 $1,206.72
Upside to Fair Value +1.5% -25.3%
Market Cap $11.1B $239.1B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 4.6x 17.9x
Price / Sales 1.0x 11.8x
Price / FCF 8.2x 20.6x
Revenue Growth YoY -4.3% +371.6%
Gross Margin 56.1% 71.5%
Operating Margin 17.8% 61.2%
Return on Equity 29.7% 93.1%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 12.24% 4.84%
Analyst Consensus Sell Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
LULU โ€” Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Lululemon Athletica designs and retails premium athletic apparel and accessories through company-owned stores and direct-to-consumer channels, with roughly 39,000 employees and a brand built on technical fabrics and community-led fitness positioning. The business still earns high returns on equity of 29.7% and generates $12.00 of free cash flow per share on $97.70 of revenue per share, with TTM gโ€ฆ
SNDK โ€” Sandisk Corporation
Sandisk designs and manufactures NAND flash storage solutions, including SSDs, embedded memory, removable cards, USB devices, and wafers, employing roughly 11,100 people from its Milpitas, California headquarters. The business is currently generating extraordinary profitability, with TTM gross margin of 71.5%, operating margin of 61.2%, net margin of 56.5%, and ROE of 93.1%, while revenue grew 37โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric LULU SNDK
Zone Low $74.62 $905.04
Zone High $84.58 $1,025.71
In Buy Zone? No No
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