Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $6.86 Million Stock Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund cut its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 13.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 5,200 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $6,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp raised its holdings in lululemon athletica by 187.5% in the 3rd quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 161 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. 85.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LULU has been the subject of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane cut lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday. Truist Financial lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $135.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Freedom Capital raised lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $165.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andre Maestrini acquired 3,275 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $151.02 per share, for a total transaction of $494,590.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,217,892.02. The trade was a 10.47% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total value of $100,142.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at $3,084,116. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

lululemon athletica stock opened at $114.23 on Monday. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52 week low of $109.36 and a 52 week high of $275.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $141.19 and a 200-day moving average of $170.00.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.lululemon athletica’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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, research analysts forecast that lululemon athletica inc. will post 12.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting lululemon athletica

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.

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.