Boston Trust Walden Corp Lowers Stock Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Boston Trust Walden Corp lessened its stake in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 19.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 88,335 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 21,351 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $13,524,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Financial Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. 85.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at lululemon athletica

In related news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.00, for a total value of $100,142.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 19,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,084,116. This represents a 3.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Charles V. Bergh bought 4,275 shares of lululemon athletica stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,213,223.25. This trade represents a 70.20% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of LULU opened at $118.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.56, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $123.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.98. lululemon athletica inc. has a 1 year low of $104.44 and a 1 year high of $249.97.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. lululemon athletica’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.60 EPS. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.150 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.810 EPS. Equities analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 11.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LULU has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on lululemon athletica from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 5th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $176.00 to $134.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research cut shares of lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $152.88.

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.