lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) CEO Acquires 3,275 Shares

lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) CEO Andre Maestrini bought 3,275 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $151.02 per share, with a total value of $494,590.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 34,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,217,892.02. This represents a 10.47% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LULU remained flat at $155.72 during trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,961,181 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,263,948. The company has a market cap of $18.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.71, a P/E/G ratio of 4.88 and a beta of 1.07. lululemon athletica inc. has a 52 week low of $143.96 and a 52 week high of $340.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $171.09 and a 200-day moving average of $179.71.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 17th. The apparel retailer reported $5.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.78 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.59 billion. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 34.82% and a net margin of 14.22%.The company’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $6.14 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On lululemon athletica

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LULU. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 3.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,782,917 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,452,394,000 after purchasing an additional 521,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in lululemon athletica by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,049,911 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $631,526,000 after buying an additional 71,464 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $391,544,000 after buying an additional 490,127 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,197,158 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $456,592,000 after buying an additional 59,282 shares during the period. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE grew its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 1,930,831 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $343,553,000 after acquiring an additional 290,614 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Key lululemon athletica News

Here are the key news stories impacting lululemon athletica this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised several later‑period estimates (Q4 2027, Q4 2028 and FY2029), which supports the view that longer‑term profitability could rebound and provides some offset to near‑term cuts. MarketBeat Zacks Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Nike’s surprise results and weak China guidance are putting pressure on athletic apparel peers and raising macro/consumer concerns that could spill over to LULU demand—watch regional exposure and footwear/apparel inventory trends. Fool Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Nike also flagged tariff and margin pressure; if tariffs or cost pressures persist industrywide, Lululemon may need to rely on pricing and inventory actions to protect margins. Yahoo: Nike Tariff Article
• Negative Sentiment: Citi cut its price target on LULU to $185 from $210 and kept a Neutral rating, signaling reduced upside expectations and amplifying near‑term selling pressure. Citi Price Target Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Independent analysis argues Lululemon’s investment story is being “reset” amid slower growth and execution risk, lowering modeled fair value (to roughly $183.80) and increasing investor caution. Yahoo: Investment Story Reset
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed near‑term EPS estimates (including Q1 and FY2027 cuts and a lowered Q2 estimate reported by an analyst), which pressures short‑term expectations and could weigh on the stock ahead of next quarterly updates. American Banking News: Q2 EPS Estimate Cut MarketBeat: Zacks Estimate Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Customers filed suit seeking a share of a future tariff refund, creating legal/PR noise and potential liabilities or distractions that can hurt sentiment. MSN: Customer Lawsuit

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $150.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $200.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of lululemon athletica from $209.00 to $196.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, lululemon athletica currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $206.77.

lululemon athletica Company 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.