Korea Investment CORP Has $11.03 Million Stake in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU

Korea Investment CORP grew its holdings in lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) by 66.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 62,012 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,843 shares during the quarter. Korea Investment CORP’s holdings in lululemon athletica were worth $11,034,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in lululemon athletica during the 4th quarter worth approximately $429,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 5.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,848 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. Midwest Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of lululemon athletica during the second quarter worth $655,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of lululemon athletica by 16.4% during the second quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 33,232 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $7,895,000 after acquiring an additional 4,683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of lululemon athletica by 315.1% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,744 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,083 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at lululemon athletica

In other news, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 13,511 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.00, for a total value of $2,756,244.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,318 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,084,872. This represents a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on LULU. Evercore upped their target price on shares of lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Barclays lifted their price target on lululemon athletica from $180.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup boosted their price target on lululemon athletica from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on lululemon athletica from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating on shares of lululemon athletica in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $225.22.

lululemon athletica News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple upside catalysts highlighted by analysts: shares trade at a historically low P/E (~13), the company has a $1.6B buyback authorization, and activist pressure (Chip Wilson) plus potential involvement from Elliott Management and a CEO transition could force strategic changes. These items are cited as reasons the stock could rebound ahead of Q4 results. Seeking Alpha: Bargain Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Product innovation — lululemon rolled out ShowZero sweat‑concealing technology targeting tennis/high-sweat use cases, supporting new product momentum and diversification of its athleisure mix. Product wins can help near‑term sales and margins. Yahoo: ShowZero
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary expect a likely earnings beat in the upcoming quarter, driven by strong holiday sales and guidance pointing to the high end of ranges — an earnings beat would be an immediate positive catalyst. Zacks: Earnings Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating with a $215 price target — a constructive view but not a buy endorsement; it keeps upside on the table if catalysts materialize. Benzinga: Telsey
• Neutral Sentiment: Several outlets note the stock is sitting near technical support after prolonged weakness, meaning technical traders may watch the level closely for either a rebound or breakdown ahead of earnings. Yahoo: Technical/Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target revisions and neutral/less‑bullish ratings: Goldman Sachs cut its target from $200 to $184 and set a “neutral” rating; UBS also trimmed its target to $189 — these moves reduce near‑term analyst support for the stock. TickerReport / Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal hit: lululemon was fined about $700k for violations tied to marketing emails (spam breaches), a small but visible charge that adds near‑term reputational and compliance scrutiny. MSN: Fine
• Negative Sentiment: Price pressure and investor sentiment: the stock has hit an extended stretch of losses (an 8‑day losing streak with roughly $2.3B of market cap erosion cited), underperformance versus indices, and fresh critical commentary from founder/activists — overall weighing on sentiment into the quarter. Forbes: Selling Pressure

lululemon athletica Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ LULU opened at $162.79 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.28, a P/E/G ratio of 10.48 and a beta of 1.00. lululemon athletica inc. has a 12 month low of $159.25 and a 12 month high of $348.50. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.24 and a 200-day moving average of $183.01.

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