lululemon athletica inc. $LULU Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,257 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 513 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $3,150,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 5.4% in the first quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 724 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC raised its position in lululemon athletica by 2.4% in the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 1,610 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $456,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. GM Advisory Group LLC raised its position in lululemon athletica by 2.0% in the first quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,992 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $564,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp raised its position in lululemon athletica by 4.6% in the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 951 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in lululemon athletica by 2.3% in the first quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 2,043 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

lululemon athletica Price Performance

NASDAQ:LULU opened at $164.62 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.52 billion, a PE ratio of 11.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $182.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $232.60. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12 month low of $159.25 and a 12 month high of $423.32.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The apparel retailer reported $3.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 42.05% and a net margin of 16.38%.lululemon athletica’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.15 earnings per share. 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 analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 615 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.00, for a total value of $109,470.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,600,754. This represents a 6.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on LULU shares. Zacks Research lowered lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $195.00 target price (down previously from $225.00) on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on lululemon athletica from $232.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. William Blair lowered lululemon athletica from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $231.26.

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.