Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Sells 24,814 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 22.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 84,098 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 24,814 shares during the quarter. lululemon athletica makes up about 0.4% of Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $17,476,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LULU. Norges Bank bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $362,598,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in lululemon athletica by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,782,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,452,394,000 after purchasing an additional 521,915 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in lululemon athletica by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $391,544,000 after purchasing an additional 490,127 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in lululemon athletica by 77.3% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 979,054 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $203,457,000 after purchasing an additional 426,860 shares during the period. Finally, Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $86,441,000. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other news, CEO Andre Maestrini purchased 3,275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $151.02 per share, with a total value of $494,590.50. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,892.02. The trade was a 10.47% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total value of $100,142.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 19,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,084,116. This trade represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 2.5%

lululemon athletica stock opened at $118.77 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $138.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.36. The stock has a market cap of $14.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.87. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12 month low of $109.36 and a 12 month high of $252.24.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 EPS. 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 expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on LULU shares. Evercore decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. BTIG Research downgraded lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $154.26.

lululemon athletica Company 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.