Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The textile maker reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.11, Briefing.com reports. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 10.27% and a return on equity of 28.79%. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.10 earnings per share. Ralph Lauren's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Ralph Lauren updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Ralph Lauren Trading Up 0.4 %

Ralph Lauren stock traded up $0.88 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $222.58. The stock had a trading volume of 816,101 shares, compared to its average volume of 866,140. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.33. Ralph Lauren has a 52 week low of $113.92 and a 52 week high of $237.16. The stock has a market cap of $13.79 billion, a PE ratio of 21.22, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.53.

Ralph Lauren Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. Ralph Lauren's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.46%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on RL. Cfra set a $171.00 target price on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays raised their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $200.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on Ralph Lauren from $287.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $207.00 price target on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $223.90.

About Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle products in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers apparel, including a range of men's, women's, and children's clothing; footwear and accessories, which comprise casual shoes, dress shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals, eyewear, watches, fashion and fine jewelry, scarves, hats, gloves, and umbrellas, as well as leather goods, such as handbags, luggage, small leather goods, and belts; home products consisting of bed and bath lines, furniture, fabric and wallcoverings, floor coverings, lighting, tabletop, kitchen linens, floor coverings, dining, decorative accessories, and giftware; and fragrances.