Vision Financial Markets LLC Purchases Shares of 3,000 lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,000 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in lululemon athletica in the 4th quarter worth approximately $429,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in lululemon athletica by 5.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $289,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in lululemon athletica by 62.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,144 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 96.8% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 124 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

lululemon athletica Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of lululemon athletica stock opened at $180.62 on Wednesday. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12-month low of $159.25 and a 12-month high of $403.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.52, a PEG ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $196.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $186.22.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The apparel retailer reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.22 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.48 billion. lululemon athletica had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 39.78%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.53 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 14.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other lululemon athletica news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total transaction of $2,756,244.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,084,872. This represents a 71.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on LULU shares. Citigroup raised their target price on lululemon athletica from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group set a $206.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a report on Friday, November 21st. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $210.00 target price on shares of lululemon athletica in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, thirty have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $227.05.

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.