Ralph Lauren (RL) Competitors

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) and Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) are both large-cap apparel accessories & luxury goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RL or TPR?

Tapestry has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ralph Lauren. Tapestry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ralph Lauren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ralph Lauren	$7.08B	2.38	$742.90M	$11.61	24.08
Tapestry	$6.67B	2.82	$816M	$3.80	23.88

Does the media prefer RL or TPR?

In the previous week, Tapestry had 8 more articles in the media than Ralph Lauren. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Tapestry and 8 mentions for Ralph Lauren. Tapestry's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ralph Lauren's score of 1.23 indicating that Tapestry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ralph Lauren	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tapestry	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RL or TPR?

67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Tapestry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RL or TPR a better dividend stock?

Ralph Lauren pays an annual dividend of $3.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ralph Lauren pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tapestry pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ralph Lauren has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Tapestry has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate RL or TPR?

Ralph Lauren currently has a consensus target price of $292.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. Tapestry has a consensus target price of $88.78, indicating a potential downside of 2.15%. Given Ralph Lauren's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ralph Lauren is more favorable than Tapestry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ralph Lauren	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Tapestry	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is RL or TPR more profitable?

Tapestry has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Ralph Lauren's net margin of 10.49%. Tapestry's return on equity of 51.84% beat Ralph Lauren's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ralph Lauren	10.49%	31.76%	11.45%
Tapestry	12.50%	51.84%	10.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, RL or TPR?

Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tapestry has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ralph Lauren and Tapestry tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.