Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Sells 5,200 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lessened its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 5,200 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $6,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at about $237,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 80.4% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 47,559 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $9,883,000 after buying an additional 21,192 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 608,387 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $126,429,000 after buying an additional 30,039 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 77.3% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 979,054 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $203,457,000 after buying an additional 426,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 1,894 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Charles V. Bergh purchased 6,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $164.20 per share, with a total value of $999,978.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 6,090 shares in the company, valued at $999,978. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,084,116. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $114.23 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day moving average is $141.19 and its 200-day moving average is $170.00. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1 year low of $109.36 and a 1 year high of $275.60.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.60 EPS. 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. Analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 12.35 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Friday. Barclays reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on lululemon athletica from $135.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on lululemon athletica from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, lululemon athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $165.13.

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.