The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Takes Position in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 55,433 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $6,329,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the second quarter worth $1,010,565,000. Flossbach Von Storch SE bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 2nd quarter valued at about $207,392,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth about $362,598,000. Boston Partners acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth about $304,875,000. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica in the 2nd quarter valued at about $82,551,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Charles V. Bergh acquired 4,275 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on LULU. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on lululemon athletica from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on lululemon athletica from $171.00 to $127.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-five have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $148.38.

Key Headlines Impacting lululemon athletica

Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several earnings previews highlight lululemon’s strong history of exceeding analyst estimates and suggest the company has favorable conditions for another quarterly beat. International growth and momentum from the Power of Three ×2 strategy are expected to support results. Will Lululemon Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Positive Sentiment: The upcoming report is expected to benefit from continued international expansion and execution of Power of Three ×2. A better-than-expected release could reinforce the recent improvement in investor sentiment around LULU. lululemon Q2 Earnings Upcoming: Is It Likely to Surprise Investors?
• Neutral Sentiment: lululemon is scheduled to report quarterly results Thursday. Investors will likely focus on sales growth, international performance, margins and management’s outlook. The company’s previous quarter modestly exceeded consensus estimates, while full-year earnings guidance remains a key benchmark.
• Neutral Sentiment: Next week’s U.S. jobs report and other economic data could influence interest-rate expectations and broader consumer and retail stocks, potentially affecting LULU independently of its earnings fundamentals. The Week Ahead: August Jobs Report Takes Center Stage
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect North American softness and margin pressure to weigh on the quarter, creating execution risk even if international operations perform well. lululemon Q2 Earnings Upcoming: Is It Likely to Surprise Investors?
• Negative Sentiment: UBS issued a pessimistic forecast for LULU, while a separate analyst downgrade previously pressured the shares. These actions signal continued concerns about valuation, growth durability and the company’s near-term outlook. UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for lululemon athletica Stock Price lululemon Shares Gap Down on Analyst Downgrade

lululemon athletica Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $120.81 on Monday. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12-month low of $104.44 and a 12-month high of $225.98. The stock has a market cap of $14.34 billion, a PE ratio of 9.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $117.94 and a 200-day moving average of $138.18.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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. Equities research analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 10.93 earnings per share 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.