Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Acquires New Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 373,725 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $42,672,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LULU. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of lululemon athletica in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,010,565,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $631,526,000 after buying an additional 71,464 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in lululemon athletica by 28.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,200,552 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $391,544,000 after acquiring an additional 490,127 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in lululemon athletica by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,197,158 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $456,592,000 after acquiring an additional 59,282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE acquired a new position in lululemon athletica during the 2nd quarter worth $207,392,000. Institutional investors own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting lululemon athletica

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect international growth and the company’s Power of Three ×2 strategy to support second-quarter results. LULU also has a strong history of exceeding earnings estimates, giving investors a potential upside surprise catalyst. lululemon Q2 Earnings Upcoming: Is It Likely to Surprise Investors? Will Lululemon Beat Estimates Again?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent consensus commentary identifies favorable earnings-surprise indicators ahead of the report, potentially reinforcing the view that LULU can outperform quarterly expectations. Lululemon Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming August jobs report and other economic data could influence interest-rate expectations and consumer-related stocks broadly, adding a macroeconomic factor ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September decision. The Week Ahead: August Jobs Report Takes Center Stage
• Negative Sentiment: UBS issued a pessimistic stock-price forecast, while a separate report cited an analyst downgrade that caused LULU shares to gap lower. These actions signal diminished confidence in the company’s near-term growth outlook. UBS Issues Pessimistic Forecast Lululemon Shares Gap Down on Analyst Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that weaker trends in the U.S. and China could prompt LULU to cut its fiscal 2026 outlook and lower longer-term growth expectations. North American softness and margin pressure remain central risks for the earnings report. Is Lululemon About to Cut Its 2026 Outlook? Lululemon Q2 Earnings Upcoming

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LULU shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on lululemon athletica from $170.00 to $145.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on lululemon athletica from $173.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $175.00 to $122.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded lululemon athletica from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, twenty-five have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $148.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

lululemon athletica Stock Down 1.2%

LULU stock opened at $115.00 on Friday. lululemon athletica inc. has a twelve month low of $104.44 and a twelve month high of $225.98. The company has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a PE ratio of 9.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.56.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 4th. The apparel retailer reported $1.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.02. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 31.26% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.60 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that lululemon athletica inc. will post 10.93 EPS for the current year.

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.