as of Jul 17
LULU
GrowthLululemon Athletica Inc
lululemon athletica inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women and men under the lululemon brand in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and internationally. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for athletic activities, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. The company also provides fitness-inspired accessories.
Close · 3M
-31.27%
Held by 1 AI ETF
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
BUZZ · Sudden change · 1d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. is currently trading at $116.33, near its 52-week low of $105.43, having declined 51.0% over the past year and 30.1% in the last 90 days. This downward trajectory positions the stock significantly below its 52-week high of $238.54. Given BUZZ’s methodology of tracking positive sentiment from social media and news for its monthly index reconstitution, a prolonged period of negative price performance for LULU would likely correlate with diminishing positive online discussion, causing it to fall in the fund’s algorithmic ranking. The sharp decrease in LULU's weight from 0.9900% to 0.3600% on July 16, despite a PER of 9.46 and ROE of 31.26%, indicates that the decline in market sentiment, as measured by the ETF’s NLP engine, superseded these fundamental metrics, leading to a rebalancing aligned with its function as a retail-crowd signal fund.
weight 0.990% → 0.360% (-0.630 pp)·stock up 2.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 16·entry $118.79·now $116.67
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) reports a P/E ratio of 9.71 and a PBR of 4.23, alongside 4.22% revenue growth and a 31.26% return on equity. These specific figures provide a fundamental backdrop for a company that the algorithmic sentiment tracker BUZZ primarily assesses through NLP analysis of social media and news, rather than traditional screens. The gradual accumulation pattern detected in BUZZ's weight for LULU, moving from 0.93% on July 6th to 1.01% by July 13th, closely follows a period of substantial price depreciation. With LULU currently trading at $118.79, which is 48% of its $247.68 52-week high and near its $105.43 52-week low, its prior 90-day return of -30.0% appears to have increased positive discussion among the online retail crowd. This observed portfolio adjustment by BUZZ, a fund styled as a retail-crowd signal, reflects an increase in positive sentiment intensity across digital platforms for this consumer discretionary stock, driving its ranking within the ETF's passively managed, monthly rebalancing index.
weight 0.930% → 0.990% (+0.060 pp)·stock down 1.1% in the 30 days before
Jul 15·entry $117.42·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) currently trades at $117.32, positioning it at just 47% of its 52-week high and reflecting a significant 52.1% decline over the past year. This substantial price retraction, including a 32.3% drop over 90 days, likely amplified social media discourse and news mentions, which are the primary inputs for BUZZ's sentiment-driven index. The observed gradual accumulation, with LULU's weight in BUZZ climbing from 0.94% to 1.01% over the first two weeks of July, indicates the algorithmic sentiment tracker detected a growing positive intensity around the stock. A PBR of 4.23 and an ROE of 31.26% for LULU, alongside its low current price relative to its 52-week peak, could be factors contributing to this strengthening positive sentiment among the retail crowd, which BUZZ's strategy reflects.
weight 0.940% → 1.010% (+0.070 pp)·stock up 1.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 13·entry $120.30·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon's financial profile, featuring a P/E of 9.71, P/B of 4.23, and a 31.26% ROE, forms the fundamental context for the sentiment shifts that the BUZZ ETF's NLP algorithms track, rather than being direct selection criteria themselves. This gradual accumulation of LULU in the BUZZ ETF, observed as its weight increased from 0.9200% to 0.9800% over early July 2026, coincided with LULU's price of $120.30, near the lower end of its 52-week range. Such a pattern suggests that as Lululemon approached 49% of its 52-week high after a 30.5% decline over 90 days, social media and online discussions, which BUZZ monitors as a retail-crowd signal, began to generate a sustained positive sentiment intensity around the stock. The continuous, albeit minor, position adjustments in the index reflect a building confidence detected through NLP analysis, unique to BUZZ's passive sentiment-tracking methodology, especially when a consumer discretionary stock like LULU has seen significant price depreciation.
weight 0.920% → 0.980% (+0.060 pp)·stock down 1.7% in the 30 days before
Jul 10·entry $119.26·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
LULU's stock currently trades at $115.64, near its 52-week low of $105.43 after a 1-year decline of 48.7%. Amidst this steep price correction, the VanEck BUZZ ETF, which uses NLP to track positive sentiment from social media and online sources, began a gradual accumulation of LULU shares. This algorithmic sentiment tracker, designed to reflect retail-crowd signals, detected increasing positive intensity for the stock, evidenced by the index's weighting rising from 0.8900% to 0.9700% over the period. Such a shift in sentiment for a company with a PER of 9.72 and a 31.26% Return on Equity suggests an emerging consensus among online discussions regarding its current valuation relative to its fundamentals.
weight 0.890% → 0.970% (+0.080 pp)·stock down 6.4% in the 30 days before
Jul 2·entry $118.43·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
VanEck's BUZZ ETF, which passively constructs its ~75-stock portfolio by ranking US large/mid caps based on NLP analysis of social media and news sentiment, registered a growing positive interest for LULU. This algorithmic sentiment tracker detected LULU's weight climbing from 0.8400% to 0.9800% over several trading days, reflecting increased online discussion around the stock while its price hovered at $118.43, significantly down at 48% of its 52-week high. The index, which rebalances monthly, likely captured a swell of retail-driven sentiment recognizing LULU's current valuation, such as its 9.72 P/E ratio, as more appealing after a -47.9% 1-year return. This accumulation aligns with BUZZ's method of reflecting shifts in crowd-sourced signals rather than active management decisions.
weight 0.840% → 0.940% (+0.100 pp)·stock down 11.9% in the 30 days before
Jul 1·entry $116.40·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. currently trades with a Price-to-Earnings ratio of 9.72 and a Price-to-Book ratio of 4.23, alongside 4.22% revenue growth and a 31.26% return on equity. While these figures indicate aspects of its financial standing, the BUZZ ETF’s algorithmic sentiment tracker prioritizes public online discourse over traditional financial metrics for its stock rankings. The detected consecutive weight decrease in BUZZ for LULU on June 29th and 30th, 2026, reflects a diminishing positive sentiment among the retail crowd, following a substantial 90-day price decline of 34.6% and a 1-year drop of 49.1%. This reduction in portfolio allocation, occurring while LULU's price of $116.40 sits at 47% of its 52-week high, suggests that despite the stock trading near its yearly lows, the collective online discussion identified by BUZZ's NLP methodology has soured.
weight 0.980% → 0.920% (-0.060 pp)·stock down 13.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 30·entry $114.18·now $116.67
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) currently trades at $114.18, positioning it at 46% of its 52-week high following a substantial -51.5% one-year return and a -39.0% ninety-day decline. This significant price depreciation likely fueled positive sentiment captured by BUZZ's NLP engine across social media and news, driving the gradual accumulation of LULU, whose weight increased from 0.48% to 0.98% within a few trading days. The ETF, tracking retail-crowd signals, detected heightened interest in LULU, potentially influenced by its current valuation metrics like an 8.86 PER and 4.23 PBR, alongside a 31.26% ROE. This algorithmic sentiment tracker, which passively holds ranked stocks, integrated the increased positive sentiment into its portfolio during its index reconstitution, reflecting the perceived appeal of the consumer discretionary stock at these price levels.
weight 0.480% → 0.930% (+0.450 pp)·stock down 13.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 29·entry $114.29·now $116.67Drifting
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) shows a P/E of 8.86, P/B of 4.23, and a 31.26% ROE, alongside 4.22% revenue growth. These financial metrics, especially the valuation multiples in conjunction with its profitability, likely sparked a detectable shift in social media and news sentiment relevant to BUZZ’s selection methodology. The algorithmic sentiment tracker began its gradual accumulation of LULU, increasing its weight from 0.48% to 0.98% between June 17th and June 26th. This period for accumulation closely follows LULU trading near its 52-week low, at $114.29 or 46% of its 52-week high, suggesting a retail-crowd perception of value after a significant price decline. BUZZ, designed to capture retail-crowd signals, reflects this emerging positive outlook as the stock entered deeply discounted territory.
weight 0.490% → 0.980% (+0.490 pp)·stock down 10.3% in the 30 days before
Jun 26·entry $117.57·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Accumulation · 5d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) displays a PER of 8.86 and PBR of 4.23, coupled with an ROE of 31.26%, metrics that would contribute to a perceived value narrative picked up by BUZZ’s NLP-driven sentiment analysis. This algorithmic sentiment tracker, which passively holds stocks based on positive-sentiment intensity, likely detected a shift in the retail crowd's perception as LULU's price dropped by 50.8% over the past year, placing it at $117.57, or 47% of its 52-week high. The accumulation pattern, escalating from 0.48% to a significant 0.87% on June 18 and further to 0.95% by June 25, indicates a growing positive sentiment around the stock at these discounted levels. This move by BUZZ reflects its mandate to track a retail-crowd signal, interpreting LULU's deeply depreciated market value and strong underlying profitability as an opportunity for increased allocation.
weight 0.480% → 0.950% (+0.470 pp)·stock down 12.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 25·entry $112.06·now $116.67Drifting
BUZZ · Weight increase · 2d
LULU experienced a substantial jump in its BUZZ ETF weight on June 18th, rising to 0.87% from levels around 0.5% in prior days, followed by a distinct sequence of consecutive increases, reaching 0.94% by June 24th. This pattern aligns with BUZZ’s strategy of tracking positive sentiment intensity via NLP over social media, particularly as LULU trades near its 52-week low at $112.06, representing 45% of its 52-week high after a -54.6% annual decline. The algorithmic sentiment tracker likely identified heightened discussion among the retail crowd, perceiving a potential rebound or value proposition given the company's 31.26% ROE and 4.22% revenue growth against its heavily discounted current price. The initial significant allocation during the monthly index reconstitution was further reinforced by sustained or intensifying positive social media discourse, prompting the subsequent daily weight adjustments in the portfolio.
weight 0.840% → 0.940% (+0.100 pp)·stock down 11.1% in the 30 days before
Jun 24·entry $113.09·now $116.67Drifting
BUZZ · Sudden change · 1d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) currently trades at $105.43, representing its 52-week low and only 41% of its 52-week high, following severe 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year returns of -19.6%, -40.0%, and -59.3% respectively. This substantial price depreciation, coupled with the stock's current valuation at a PER of 8.67 and a 31.26% return on equity, likely fueled a detectable increase in positive social media and news sentiment. As an algorithmic sentiment tracker monitoring retail crowd signals, the BUZZ ETF's NLP system registered a rise in positive-sentiment intensity for LULU. This shift prompted the fund to adjust LULU's weighting on June 18th, almost doubling it from 0.4800% to 0.8700%, reflecting the aggregated perception that the stock at this price level presented an opportunity.
weight 0.480% → 0.870% (+0.390 pp)·stock down 6.2% in the 30 days before
Jun 18·entry $111.77·now $116.67
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) reports a PER of 9.63, PBR of 4.23, Revenue Growth of 4.22%, and ROE of 31.26. Though BUZZ does not select holdings based on these financial fundamentals, its algorithmic sentiment tracker, which uses NLP on social media, blogs, news, and message boards to rank stocks by positive-sentiment intensity, registered a notable shift for LULU. The stock's current price of $115.50, nearing its 52-week low after 30-day and 90-day returns of -11.3% and -33.2% respectively, likely fueled this decline in public sentiment. This shift precipitated BUZZ reducing LULU's weight from 0.51% on June 12 to 0.48% by June 15, reflecting the monthly index rebalance picking up diminished positive discussion around the company.
weight 0.530% → 0.480% (-0.050 pp)·stock down 4.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 15·entry $116.21·now $116.67
BUZZ · Weight increase · 3d
Lululemon Athletica presents a PER of 9.63, a PBR of 4.23, and a 31.26% ROE, alongside 4.22% revenue growth. These financial characteristics, particularly the lower PER and solid ROE for a consumer discretionary company, likely fueled discussions among social media users, blogs, and news sources, creating a concentrated positive sentiment for the stock. As a fund tracking retail-crowd signals through NLP, BUZZ’s system then translated this increased positive sentiment intensity into a consecutive weight increase from 0.50% to 0.53% between June 8 and June 10, 2026. This portfolio adjustment occurred precisely as LULU traded at $121.84, close to its 52-week low of $114.23, following a 61.5% price decline over the past year, aligning with a potential contrarian sentiment shift among the online investor community.
weight 0.490% → 0.530% (+0.040 pp)·stock down 5.9% in the 30 days before
Jun 10·entry $118.93·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Weight increase · 2d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. presents with a PER of 9.63 and a PBR of 4.23, paired with a solid 31.26% ROE, indicating a company performing well fundamentally despite its recent market performance. The BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index, an algorithmic sentiment tracker reflecting retail-crowd signals via NLP, detected an increase in positive sentiment surrounding LULU. This sentiment shift translated into consecutive weight increases for LULU in the ETF on June 8th and 9th. This occurred as the stock traded at $118.93, a level near its 52-week low of $114.23 after experiencing a 62.5% decline over the past year and sitting at only 35% of its 52-week high. The substantial price depreciation likely stimulated heightened online discussions and a shift in perceived value among the social media and blog communities that BUZZ monitors.
weight 0.490% → 0.520% (+0.030 pp)·stock down 7.5% in the 30 days before
Jun 9·entry $121.36·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.510% → 0.490% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 13.5% in the 30 days before
Jun 5·entry $114.23·now $116.67
BUZZ · Weight increase · 2d
Lululemon currently trades at $127.18, a significant decline to 38% of its 52-week high, following a -58.2% return over the past year. This substantial price drop set the stage for a potential shift in public perception, which BUZZ monitors through NLP analysis of social media, blogs, and news. The algorithmic sentiment tracker registered a consecutive weight increase for LULU from 0.40% to 0.54% between May 19 and May 21, indicating a rising positive sentiment score. This suggests the retail crowd, whose collective signals are tracked by BUZZ, began to view LULU more favorably at lower valuation levels, such as a PER of 9.62 and PBR of 4.23, combined with a 34.82% ROE. The ETF's rebalancing reflects this detected rise in positive sentiment for LULU at its current depressed price point.
weight 0.400% → 0.540% (+0.140 pp)·stock down 22.4% in the 30 days before
May 21·entry $126.76·now $116.67Fresh
BUZZ · Weight decrease · 2d
The AI-managed ETF is likely reducing exposure to LULU due to a significant deceleration in revenue growth (4.86%), evidenced by its unusually low PER of 9.44, signaling a potential loss of its historical growth premium despite strong profitability. For retail investors, this trend suggests the market, including AI, is re-evaluating LULU from a high-growth to a more mature company; therefore, thoroughly reassess your investment thesis, focusing on future growth prospects rather than past performance.
weight 0.450% → 0.400% (-0.050 pp)·stock down 22.9% in the 30 days before
May 11·entry $126.34·now $116.67
PQUS · Exit · 1d
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) currently trades at $112.06, near the bottom of its 52-week range and at 45% of its high, reflecting a 30-day return of -7.5% and a one-year return of -54.6%. This sustained downward trajectory, leading to a -36.9% return over 90 days, likely caused its AI ranking to fall below the inclusion threshold for PQUS, Pictet Asset Management's US large-cap ETF. While the company demonstrates a 31.26% ROE, its 4.22% revenue growth and persistent stock depreciation prompted the AI's rebalancing mechanism to entirely remove the 0.0300% position on June 26, 2026. Given PQUS utilizes an AI ranking system with sector-balance and concentration rules for its periodic rebalances, the deep and prolonged decline likely triggered a re-evaluation, leading to its exit from the ~165 US large-cap portfolio.
weight 0.030% → 0 (exited)·stock down 10.3% in the 30 days before
Jun 26·entry $117.57·now $116.67
PQUS · New entry · 1d
weight 0 → 0.060% (new)·stock down 26.9% in the 30 days before
May 16·entry $120.26·now $116.67Fresh
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
The AI ETF activity for Lululemon is mixed, with PQUS initiating a new, albeit small, position while BUZZ shows a consistent trend of decreasing its weight. This contrasts with the framework's 'Fail' verdict, which arises from insufficient data to confidently assess key stages like management, financial health, and margin of safety. While AI models might rely on different signals, this analysis indicates a lack of the comprehensive fundamental information required for a Buffett-style investment.
- Circle of CompetenceThe established brand and direct-to-consumer model provide a foundation for reasonably projecting unit economics and cash flows over the long term, despite operating in a consumer discretionary sector.
- Economic MoatLululemon exhibits strong brand power and a loyal customer community, which serve as a durable economic moat protecting its premium pricing and market share.
- ManagementInsufficient data is provided to adequately assess management's candor, capital allocation discipline, or alignment of interests.
- Financial HealthThe provided financial data is insufficient to assess the required 10-year average ROE, historical operating margins, debt profile, and owner earnings.
- Margin of SafetyWithout a conservative estimate of intrinsic value derived from projected cash flows, it is impossible to determine if the current price offers a margin of safety.
Lululemon successfully passes the 'Circle of Competence' and 'Economic Moat' stages due to its strong brand and predictable unit economics. However, crucial data gaps regarding management's capital allocation, historical financial health, and a clear margin of safety prevent a complete assessment. Therefore, the company receives a 'Fail' verdict within this framework, as not all investment criteria could be satisfied.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.