Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Lowers Position in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 10.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,290 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 1,195 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $2,445,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Sandler Capital Management bought a new position in lululemon athletica in the first quarter worth approximately $484,000. Twin Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 58.3% during the 1st quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,676 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 1,354 shares during the last quarter. Narwhal Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 262.7% during the 1st quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 18,777 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $5,315,000 after purchasing an additional 13,600 shares during the last quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in lululemon athletica during the first quarter valued at about $9,209,000. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC grew its stake in lululemon athletica by 26.9% in the first quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 7,647 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $2,165,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

Shares of LULU stock opened at $167.10 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $182.65 and a 200 day moving average of $233.42. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1 year low of $159.25 and a 1 year high of $423.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.57 and a beta of 1.07.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.15 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 615 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.00, for a total value of $109,470.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,993 shares in the company, valued at $1,600,754. This represents a 6.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $232.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $223.00 to $185.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Dbs Bank reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $165.00 to $134.00 in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on lululemon athletica from $220.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, lululemon athletica currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $232.29.

About lululemon athletica

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.