Mizuho Markets Americas LLC Sells 25,494 Shares of lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC lowered its position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 92.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,021 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after selling 25,494 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LULU. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 70.3% during the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 189 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica during the first quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles V. Bergh bought 4,275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of $117.05 per share, for a total transaction of $500,388.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,365 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,213,223.25. This trade represents a 70.20% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

lululemon athletica Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $119.56 on Friday. lululemon athletica inc. has a twelve month low of $104.44 and a twelve month high of $225.98. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $117.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $142.76. The company has a market capitalization of $14.19 billion, a PE ratio of 9.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 0.86.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 31.26%. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that lululemon athletica inc. will post 10.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LULU has been the topic of several analyst reports. BTIG Research cut shares of lululemon athletica from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered lululemon athletica from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Truist Financial lowered lululemon athletica from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $115.00 to $94.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised lululemon athletica from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on lululemon athletica from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $148.54.

About lululemon athletica

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.