Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $9.92 Million Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its position in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 96.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 64,800 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after buying an additional 31,800 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $9,921,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth about $429,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Glenview Trust co boosted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 39.9% during the 2nd quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 996 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $237,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica during the second quarter worth approximately $508,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 10.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 112,632 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $26,759,000 after purchasing an additional 10,891 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $118.43 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $123.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.98. The firm has a market cap of $14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.56, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.88. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52-week low of $104.44 and a 52-week high of $249.97.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.60 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,084,116. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charles V. Bergh acquired 4,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction 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 represents a 70.20% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on LULU shares. Zacks Research lowered lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Barclays reduced 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. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, lululemon athletica has an average 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.