Ralph Lauren (RL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It sells apparel and accessories under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Golf Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Golf, RLX Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, and Ralph Collection brand names; and men's fragrances under the Ralph's Club, Purple Label, Polo Blue, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo 67, Safari, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names. The company's restaurant collection includes The Polo Bar in New York City; RL Restaurant in Chicago; Ralph's in Paris; The Bar at Ralph Lauren located in Milan; Ralph's Bar located in Chengdu, China; and Ralph's Coffee concept. It sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops, as well as directly to consumers through its retail stores, concession-based shop-within-shops, and its digital commerce sites. The company directly operates retail stores and concession-based shop-within-shops; and operates Ralph Lauren stores and stores and shops through licensing partners. Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $221.51 to $233.27
• 50-Day Range: $196.51 to $233.41
• 52-Week Range: $134.90 to $237.16
• Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 846,744 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.95
• Dividend Yield: 1.43%
• Price Target: $223.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ralph Lauren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ralph Lauren scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 291 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ralph Lauren has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ralph Lauren has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ralph Lauren are expected to grow by 10.76% in the coming year, from $11.71 to $12.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ralph Lauren is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ralph Lauren is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ralph Lauren has a PEG Ratio of 1.69. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ralph Lauren has a P/B Ratio of 6.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.46% of the float of Ralph Lauren has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ralph Lauren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ralph Lauren has recently decreased by 13.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ralph Lauren pays a meaningful dividend of 1.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ralph Lauren does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ralph Lauren is 31.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ralph Lauren will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.44% next year. This indicates that Ralph Lauren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.87

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.46% of the float of Ralph Lauren has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ralph Lauren has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ralph Lauren has recently decreased by 13.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Ralph Lauren has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ralph Lauren this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for RL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Ralph Lauren to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ralph Lauren insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.50% of the stock of Ralph Lauren is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.91% of the stock of Ralph Lauren is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RL shares performed this year?

Ralph Lauren's stock was trading at $144.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, RL shares have increased by 59.7% and is now trading at $230.28.
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How were Ralph Lauren's earnings last quarter?

Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The textile maker reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.11. The business's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Ralph Lauren have any subsidiaries?

Ralph Lauren subsidiaries include Polo Ralph Lauren Japan, Polo, Club Monaco Corporation, Acqui Polo CV, Acqui Polo GP LLC, PRL Fashions Inc., PRL International Inc., and more.

Who are Ralph Lauren's major shareholders?

Ralph Lauren's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.32%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.97%), FMR LLC (1.95%) and Pacer Advisors Inc. (1.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Patrice Louvet and Jane Nielsen.
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How do I buy shares of Ralph Lauren?

Shares of RL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Ralph Lauren own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ralph Lauren investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Humana (HUM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/11/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/10 Dividend: 12/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Mens' & boy's furnishings, work clothing, & allied garments
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RL
• CUSIP: 75121210
• CIK: 1037038
• Web: www.ralphlauren.com
• Phone: (212) 318-7000
• Fax: 212-888-5780
• Employees: 23,400
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $223.90
• High Stock Price Target: $300.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $171.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.67
• P/E Growth: 1.69
• Net Income: $646.30 million
• Net Margins: 10.15%
• Pretax Margin: 12.55%
• Return on Equity: 29.44%
• Return on Assets: 10.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 1.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.12
• Cash Flow: $13.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.48
• Book Value: $36.96 per share
• Price / Book: 6.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,098,000
• Free Float: 54,957,000
• Market Cap: $14.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50