2,955 Shares in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) Acquired by Win Advisors Inc.

Win Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,955 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,130,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 1.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,474,828 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $669,036,000 after acquiring an additional 44,294 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 74,856.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 895,726 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $243,055,000 after acquiring an additional 894,531 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 2.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 702,294 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $190,567,000 after acquiring an additional 19,808 shares during the last quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 43.5% during the third quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. now owns 611,814 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $166,016,000 after acquiring an additional 185,440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its position in Lululemon Athletica by 60.4% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 546,162 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $148,201,000 after acquiring an additional 205,757 shares during the last quarter. 85.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Lululemon Athletica

In other Lululemon Athletica news, insider Nicole Neuburger sold 2,022 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $387.11, for a total value of $782,736.42. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,198 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,399,307.78. This represents a 24.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Celeste Burgoyne sold 24,870 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.54, for a total value of $10,085,779.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,429 shares in the company, valued at $5,040,456.66. This trade represents a 66.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Lululemon Athletica Trading Up 1.4 %

NASDAQ LULU opened at $415.90 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $380.41 and its 200 day moving average is $312.91. Lululemon Athletica Inc. has a 12 month low of $226.01 and a 12 month high of $480.94. The stock has a market cap of $50.65 billion, a PE ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.19.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The apparel retailer reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.69 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $2.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. Lululemon Athletica had a return on equity of 42.16% and a net margin of 17.05%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.53 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Lululemon Athletica Inc. will post 14.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LULU has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $270.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica in a report on Friday, December 6th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $380.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $440.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of Lululemon Athletica from $350.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and twenty have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $395.67.

Lululemon Athletica Profile

Lululemon Athletica Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories.