lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as $108.37 and last traded at $109.4630, with a volume of 458950 shares. The stock had previously closed at $111.77.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on LULU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $149.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $185.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of lululemon athletica from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $152.88.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $12.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $164.89.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.60 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In other news, Director Charles V. Bergh bought 4,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,365 shares in the company, valued at $1,213,223.25. The trade was a 70.20% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andre Maestrini bought 3,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 34,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,217,892.02. This represents a 10.47% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. 85.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.