lululemon athletica inc. $LULU Stock Holdings Lessened by Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd

Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lowered its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 75.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,716 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 5,325 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $356,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 3.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,782,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,452,394,000 after buying an additional 521,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,049,911 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $631,526,000 after buying an additional 71,464 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 490,127 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the fourth quarter valued at $362,598,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 32.3% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,311,664 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $233,394,000 after buying an additional 319,934 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

More lululemon athletica News

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.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 8.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $114.23 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $141.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $169.96. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12-month low of $109.36 and a 12-month high of $275.60. The company has a market cap of $13.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.87.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.61%. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.60 EPS. The company’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 12.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the business’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 directly owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at $3,084,116. The trade was a 3.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andre Maestrini purchased 3,275 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $151.02 per share, for a total transaction of $494,590.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 34,551 shares in the company, valued at $5,217,892.02. This represents a 10.47% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LULU has been the topic of several research reports. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Barclays cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica 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.