Arizona PSPRS Trust Purchases New Shares in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 6,800 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,413,000. lululemon athletica accounts for 0.1% of Arizona PSPRS Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Davis Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,064 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $435,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its stake in lululemon athletica by 4.2% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,553 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $276,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 1.7% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,016,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 2,422 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 363 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about 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.

Insider Activity at lululemon athletica

In other lululemon athletica news, CEO Andre Maestrini purchased 3,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,217,892.02. The trade was a 10.47% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Charles V. Bergh acquired 6,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $164.20 per share, with a total value of $999,978.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $999,978. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

LULU stock opened at $114.23 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $13.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50-day moving average is $141.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $170.00. lululemon athletica inc. has a fifty-two week low of $109.36 and a fifty-two week high of $275.60.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.60 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 12.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on LULU shares. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on lululemon athletica from $135.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday. Evercore reduced their target price on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $130.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $177.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, lululemon athletica presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $165.13.

lululemon athletica 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.