lululemon athletica inc. $LULU Shares Purchased by Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 941.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,823 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,976 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $1,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,049,911 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $631,526,000 after buying an additional 71,464 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in lululemon athletica by 28.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $391,544,000 after acquiring an additional 490,127 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,197,158 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $456,592,000 after acquiring an additional 59,282 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $362,598,000. Finally, Boston Partners purchased a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $304,875,000. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Charles V. Bergh bought 4,275 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 10,365 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,213,223.25. This trade represents a 70.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on LULU shares. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $161.00 to $113.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $149.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Piper Sandler cut their price target on lululemon athletica from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, lululemon athletica currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $149.35.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $117.42 on Thursday. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1 year low of $104.44 and a 1 year high of $233.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a PE ratio of 9.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $120.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $155.38.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. The company 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%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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. As a group, analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.08 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.