Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd reduced its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU – Free Report) by 75.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,716 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 5,325 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp boosted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 187.5% during the third quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 161 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Evercore reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $165.13.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Andre Maestrini bought 3,275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $151.02 per share, for a total transaction of $494,590.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,217,892.02. This trade represents a 10.47% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total value of $100,142.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 19,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,084,116. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Key Stories Impacting lululemon athletica
Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:
- Positive Sentiment: lululemon posted first-quarter EPS of $1.69 and revenue of $2.47 billion, both slightly ahead of Wall Street estimates, showing the business is still generating profits and growing revenue overall.
- Positive Sentiment: Management said international growth remains a bright spot, with China and other overseas markets helping offset some of the weakness in North America.
- Neutral Sentiment: Several analysts reiterated neutral/hold views while cutting price targets, signaling that expectations have been reset but not all firms are calling for a deeper selloff.
- Neutral Sentiment: New commentary suggests valuation may now look more attractive after the sharp drop, but investors are waiting for proof that the turnaround is working.
- Negative Sentiment: lululemon cut its FY2026 revenue and profit guidance and issued weaker-than-expected Q2 guidance, citing ongoing headwinds, tariff costs, markdown pressure, and softer traffic.
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokerages lowered targets on LULU, including BofA, JPMorgan, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler, and others, with some downgrading the stock to hold/neutral or underperform.
- Negative Sentiment: Articles cited fading brand momentum, product misfires, and negative social/media commentary, reinforcing concerns that lululemon’s core U.S. business is losing steam ahead of the incoming CEO transition.
lululemon athletica Price Performance
LULU opened at $114.23 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.87. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1-year low of $109.36 and a 1-year high of $275.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $141.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.96.
lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.61% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 earnings per share. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 12.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.
lululemon athletica Company Profile
lululemon athletica inc. is a design-focused athletic apparel company known for performance-oriented apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s product portfolio centers on technical apparel for yoga, running, training and everyday active lifestyle use and includes tops, bottoms, outerwear, underwear, bags and a growing footwear assortment. lululemon emphasizes fabric science and product innovation, marketing garments that blend performance features with lifestyle styling.
Products are developed in-house and produced through a network of third-party manufacturers.
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