18,540 Shares in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU Bought by Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 18,540 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,299,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at about $429,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 5.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 1,148.9% during the second quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 11,090 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,635,000 after purchasing an additional 10,202 shares during the period. Aviva PLC increased its holdings in lululemon athletica by 6.4% in the second quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 83,489 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $19,835,000 after purchasing an additional 5,052 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in lululemon athletica by 4.9% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 220,594 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $52,409,000 after purchasing an additional 10,360 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 2.0%

NASDAQ LULU opened at $166.43 on Wednesday. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52 week low of $159.25 and a 52 week high of $348.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $187.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $183.16. The company has a market cap of $19.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53, a P/E/G ratio of 10.69 and a beta of 1.00.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.37. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 39.78% and a net margin of 15.72%.The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.48 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.53 EPS. lululemon athletica’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total value of $2,756,244.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,084,872. This trade represents a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LULU has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded lululemon athletica from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Friday, November 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $225.78.

Key Headlines Impacting lululemon athletica

Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and models expect LULU to beat upcoming earnings, which could provide a short-term catalyst if results and guidance beat expectations. Lululemon Expected to Beat Earnings (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Product innovation: Lululemon unveiled “ShowZero” sweat-concealing technology aimed at tennis/high-sweat categories — a potential long-term revenue tailwind if it helps expand category share. ShowZero sweat-concealing technology (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and a $215 price target, signaling some analyst conviction that the stock has upside from current levels if execution stabilizes. Telsey reaffirms market perform (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and positioning analyses highlight that LULU has shown prolonged share-price weakness; some pieces suggest the current price may already reflect downgraded growth expectations for the next several years. Valuation review after share weakness (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Sustainability/partner news: Lululemon is tied to a plastics-recycling partner (Samsara Eco) that could help long-term supply-chain ESG goals, but this is unlikely to move near-term sentiment. Samsara recycling partnership (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory hit: Australian authorities fined Lululemon roughly $702k for spam/marketing-email breaches — a direct, near-term cost and reputational distraction, cited across multiple outlets. Lululemon penalised $702K for spam breaches (MirageNews)
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pressure: UBS lowered its 12-month price target to $189 (from $206) and kept a neutral stance, signaling expectations for weaker guidance and weighing on investor sentiment. UBS lowers price target to $189 (Proactive Investors)
• Negative Sentiment: Governance/distraction risk: Founder Chip Wilson has escalated public criticism about the company’s direction, a recurring source of governance noise that can amplify volatility. Founder escalates fight over company future (TheStreet)
• Negative Sentiment: Share performance: Recent trading shows the stock materially underperforming broader indices and posting multi-period declines, which can trigger further downside as investors reduce allocations. Recent share decline (Yahoo)

lululemon athletica 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.