RFG Advisory LLC Sells 5,965 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

RFG Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 71.0% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,431 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 5,965 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $372,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LULU. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in lululemon athletica by 53.1% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 68,093 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $14,150,000 after buying an additional 23,623 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 46.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,594 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $5,319,000 after acquiring an additional 8,134 shares during the period. Rayburn West Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,536,000. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 60.0% during the fourth quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 45,062 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $9,364,000 after acquiring an additional 16,901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 9,695.1% during the fourth quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 204,424 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $42,481,000 after purchasing an additional 202,337 shares during the period. 85.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 19,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,084,116. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Charles V. Bergh purchased 4,275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,213,223.25. The trade was a 70.20% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LULU has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research cut lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report 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 assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $152.88.

lululemon athletica Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of lululemon athletica stock opened at $114.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $162.38. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12-month low of $104.44 and a 12-month high of $252.24. The company has a market capitalization of $13.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.87.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released 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. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 EPS. lululemon athletica’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 EPS for the current year.

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.