Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 65,738 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 5.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,208,211 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 65,738 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $184,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LULU. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 53.1% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 68,093 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $14,150,000 after acquiring an additional 23,623 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in lululemon athletica by 46.6% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,594 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $5,319,000 after acquiring an additional 8,134 shares during the last quarter. Rayburn West Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,536,000. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in lululemon athletica by 60.0% in the 4th quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 45,062 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $9,364,000 after acquiring an additional 16,901 shares during the period. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 9,695.1% during the fourth quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 204,424 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $42,481,000 after purchasing an additional 202,337 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on LULU shares. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $153.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Sunday, June 7th. BTIG Research lowered shares of lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, lululemon athletica currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $148.35.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Charles V. Bergh bought 4,275 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $117.05 per share, with a total value of $500,388.75. Following the acquisition, the director owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,223.25. The trade was a 70.20% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Up 3.3%

LULU stock opened at $114.28 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.56 billion, a PE ratio of 9.22, a PEG ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.88. lululemon athletica inc. has a twelve month low of $104.44 and a twelve month high of $225.98. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.13.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 10.94 EPS for the current fiscal 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.