Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Trims Stock Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lowered its holdings in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 32.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,626 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 27,472 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $8,669,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of LULU. Norges Bank bought a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $362,598,000. Boston Partners bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the fourth quarter worth $304,875,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 28.7% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $391,544,000 after purchasing an additional 490,127 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 77.3% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 979,054 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $203,457,000 after purchasing an additional 426,860 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $86,441,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles V. Bergh purchased 4,275 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $117.05 per share, with a total value of $500,388.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,223.25. This trade represents a 70.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total transaction of $100,142.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 19,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,084,116. The trade was 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 company insiders.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

NASDAQ:LULU opened at $118.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.56, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50 day moving average of $123.70 and a 200 day moving average of $160.98. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1-year low of $104.44 and a 1-year high of $249.97.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LULU has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on lululemon athletica from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Telsey Advisory Group reduced their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $135.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $152.88.

About lululemon athletica

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.