Hsbc Holdings PLC Decreases Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Hsbc Holdings PLC trimmed its position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 26.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 276,456 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 100,415 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $57,491,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. 85.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $152.88.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

lululemon athletica stock opened at $105.43 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $132.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $165.40. The company has a market cap of $12.51 billion, a PE ratio of 8.51, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.88. lululemon athletica inc. has a fifty-two week low of $104.44 and a fifty-two week high of $252.24.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles V. Bergh purchased 4,275 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $117.05 per share, with a total value of $500,388.75. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,213,223.25. This represents a 70.20% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned by corporate insiders.

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.