UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Buys 1,252 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd grew its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 13.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,548 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,252 shares during the quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $2,986,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 506.3% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 97 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in lululemon athletica in the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 154.9% in the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 130 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other lululemon athletica news, CEO Calvin Mcdonald sold 27,049 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.69, for a total value of $6,375,178.81. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 110,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,058,829.16. This represents a 19.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

LULU stock opened at $165.69 on Wednesday. lululemon athletica inc. has a fifty-two week low of $162.80 and a fifty-two week high of $423.32. The business’s 50-day moving average is $209.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $262.67. The company has a market cap of $19.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26, a P/E/G ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.12.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel retailer reported $3.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.86 by $0.24. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 42.05% and a net margin of 16.38%.The company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.15 earnings per share. lululemon athletica’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.770-12.970 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 2.180-2.230 EPS. Equities analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on LULU. Evercore ISI reissued an “in-line” rating and issued a $180.00 target price (down from $265.00) on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. UBS Group lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $240.00 to $185.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. William Blair downgraded lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, BTIG Research lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $375.00 to $303.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $245.79.

lululemon athletica Profile

Lululemon Athletica Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.