Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Buys New Holdings in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 30,489 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,481,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of LULU. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of lululemon athletica by 4.2% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,553 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp lifted its position in lululemon athletica by 4.3% during the first quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 1,578 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in lululemon athletica by 1.7% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,276 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,016,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in lululemon athletica by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 280 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

lululemon athletica News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.92 exceeded the $1.79 consensus estimate. However, approximately $0.86 per share of the result came from tariff refunds, making the beat less indicative of underlying operating strength. lululemon Q2 Earnings Beat on Tariff Refunds Despite Revenue Miss
• Positive Sentiment: Michael Burry reportedly remains bullish and indicated he may buy more shares below $100, offering a contrarian vote of confidence despite the disappointing results. Lululemon Sinks 20% After Second Guidance Cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Incoming CEO Heidi O’Neill takes over next week, putting renewed focus on whether a product refresh, stronger marketing and improved traffic can restore growth. Lululemon forecast cut hits shares, underscores challenge for next CEO
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst opinion became more cautious: Goldman Sachs, Barclays, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler and others lowered price targets, though several retained neutral or market-perform ratings and some targets remain above the stock’s recent level.
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 revenue fell 4% year over year to $2.42 billion, below the $2.46 billion consensus, while comparable sales dropped 9%. Americas revenue declined 8% and comparable sales fell 12%, signaling weakness in the company’s core market. Lululemon shares tumble on weak China, North America sales
• Negative Sentiment: Management reduced fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $10.35 billion-$10.50 billion and EPS guidance to $9.48-$9.73. Q3 revenue is expected to decline 10%-11%, reinforcing concerns that the slowdown will persist.
• Negative Sentiment: The CEO transition, uneven product acceptance, softer store traffic, intense competition and a stronger-than-expected jobs report that increased rate concerns compounded the pressure on the apparel retailer’s valuation.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other lululemon athletica news, Director Charles Bergh acquired 4,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $117.05 per share, with a total value of $500,388.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LULU has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $171.00 to $127.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on lululemon athletica from $113.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their target price on lululemon athletica from $122.00 to $110.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Truist Financial reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $82.00 price target (down from $94.00) on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Friday. Finally, Freedom Capital raised lululemon athletica from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $116.46.

lululemon athletica Stock Performance

Shares of lululemon athletica stock opened at $100.61 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.36. lululemon athletica inc. has a fifty-two week low of $97.99 and a fifty-two week high of $225.98. The company has a market cap of $11.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.87.

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The apparel retailer reported $2.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $1.13. lululemon athletica had a return on equity of 27.73% and a net margin of 12.78%.The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. lululemon athletica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.480-9.730 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.980 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that lululemon athletica inc. will post 10.93 EPS for the current year.

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.