Blair William & Co. IL trimmed its holdings in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU – Free Report) by 5.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 263,939 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 14,929 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Lululemon Athletica were worth $78,839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tidemark LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lululemon Athletica during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in shares of Lululemon Athletica by 176.0% in the 1st quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 69 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in Lululemon Athletica during the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Lululemon Athletica by 78.2% in the second quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 98 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.
Lululemon Athletica Trading Up 1.2 %
LULU stock opened at $268.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $33.55 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.25. Lululemon Athletica Inc. has a 1 year low of $226.01 and a 1 year high of $516.39. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $261.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $321.31.
Lululemon Athletica declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, June 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the apparel retailer to buy up to 2.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Calvin Mcdonald acquired 4,000 shares of Lululemon Athletica stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $260.00 per share, for a total transaction of $1,040,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 89,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,379,720. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on LULU shares. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $440.00 to $355.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 30th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $420.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price objective on Lululemon Athletica from $470.00 to $360.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $416.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Lululemon Athletica from $291.00 to $292.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and twenty-one have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lululemon Athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $354.94.
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Lululemon Athletica Company Profile
Lululemon Athletica Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.
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