Rathbones Group PLC Sells 7,376 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Rathbones Group PLC reduced its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 58.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,157 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 7,376 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $918,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Korea Investment CORP boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 66.8% during the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 62,012 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $11,034,000 after purchasing an additional 24,843 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 152.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 480 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 7,915 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,408,000 after buying an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 32.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,311,664 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $233,394,000 after buying an additional 319,934 shares during the period. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $224,000. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total value of $2,756,244.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 5,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,084,872. This trade represents a 71.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of LULU opened at $169.77 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $19.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.77, a PEG ratio of 10.71 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $188.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $183.45. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52-week low of $159.25 and a 52-week high of $348.50.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.37. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 39.78% and a net margin of 15.72%.The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.53 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on lululemon athletica from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $230.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, thirty have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $225.78.

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.