Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $492,000 Position in Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL - Free Report) by 83.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,132 shares of the textile maker's stock after buying an additional 967 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Ralph Lauren were worth $492,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in RL. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ralph Lauren by 13.7% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,139,975 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $221,007,000 after purchasing an additional 137,631 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 3.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 949,512 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $183,787,000 after acquiring an additional 30,694 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 10.2% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 839,296 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $162,714,000 after acquiring an additional 78,008 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 13.2% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 520,393 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $100,889,000 after acquiring an additional 60,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 2.8% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 492,787 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $95,537,000 after acquiring an additional 13,640 shares in the last quarter. 67.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ralph Lauren Trading Down 3.0 %

NYSE:RL traded down $8.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $277.92. 859,235 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 768,522. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Ralph Lauren Co. has a fifty-two week low of $155.96 and a fifty-two week high of $289.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.36, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.49.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The textile maker reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.46 by $0.36. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 10.14% and a return on equity of 30.88%. As a group, research analysts expect that Ralph Lauren Co. will post 12.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Ralph Lauren Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. Ralph Lauren's payout ratio is 30.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on RL shares. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ralph Lauren from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren from $285.00 to $342.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Raymond James cut shares of Ralph Lauren from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $284.15.

Ralph Lauren Profile

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.