Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Has $4.11 Million Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. cut its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 13.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 17,314 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 2,680 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $4,113,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in lululemon athletica by 506.3% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 97 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 96.8% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 124 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LULU has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $190.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research cut lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $230.00 to $160.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 12th. William Blair cut lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $209.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, lululemon athletica currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $228.42.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 615 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.00, for a total transaction of $109,470.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,600,754. This trade represents a 6.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

NASDAQ LULU opened at $170.54 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $225.39. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52-week low of $159.25 and a 52-week high of $423.32. The stock has a market cap of $20.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.59, a PEG ratio of 10.64 and a beta of 1.07.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel retailer reported $3.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.24. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 42.05% and a net margin of 16.38%.The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.15 EPS. lululemon athletica’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.770-12.970 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.180-2.230 EPS. On average, analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 EPS for the current year.

lululemon athletica Company Profile

Lululemon Athletica Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.