Vision Financial Markets LLC Makes New $534,000 Investment in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 96.8% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 124 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 464.0% in the second quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 141 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 81.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 151 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its stake in lululemon athletica by 18,400.0% in the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 185 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on LULU. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on lululemon athletica from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Guggenheim began coverage on lululemon athletica in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group set a $206.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Finally, Zacks Research raised lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, thirty have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $227.05.

lululemon athletica Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:LULU opened at $180.62 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $21.19 billion, a PE ratio of 12.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 1.01. lululemon athletica inc. has a twelve month low of $159.25 and a twelve month high of $403.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $196.77 and its 200 day moving average is $186.22.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.48 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 39.78%. The business’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.53 EPS. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.920-13.020 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.660-4.760 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total value of $2,756,244.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,084,872. The trade was a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.