Wedbush Comments on Ralph Lauren Co.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:RL)

Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL) – Stock analysts at Wedbush upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Ralph Lauren in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 7th. Wedbush analyst T. Nikic now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $11.23 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $11.12. The consensus estimate for Ralph Lauren’s current full-year earnings is $11.08 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Ralph Lauren’s FY2026 earnings at $12.40 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Ralph Lauren from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 24th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Ralph Lauren from $196.00 to $193.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $195.00 price target on shares of Ralph Lauren in a report on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Ralph Lauren from $244.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 16th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $175.08.

Ralph Lauren Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RL traded down $3.57 during trading on Friday, reaching $158.05. 108,175 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 942,845. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Ralph Lauren has a fifty-two week low of $108.60 and a fifty-two week high of $192.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $175.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $172.14. The firm has a market cap of $9.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.51.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The textile maker reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.25. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 9.75% and a return on equity of 27.90%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.34 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Ralph Lauren

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boston Partners lifted its stake in Ralph Lauren by 67.2% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,214,000 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $175,001,000 after purchasing an additional 487,882 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Ralph Lauren by 15,903.6% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 448,902 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $84,266,000 after acquiring an additional 446,097 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Ralph Lauren by 71.6% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 794,127 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $114,513,000 after acquiring an additional 331,413 shares during the period. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in Ralph Lauren in the 1st quarter valued at about $61,022,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Ralph Lauren by 10,207.7% during the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 325,208 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $61,061,000 after purchasing an additional 322,053 shares during the period. 67.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Jane Nielsen sold 67,243 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.25, for a total value of $11,515,363.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 44,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,636,208.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 11.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ralph Lauren Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 12th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This is an increase from Ralph Lauren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 28th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.95%.

Ralph Lauren Company 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, lighting, tabletop, kitchen linens, floor coverings, and giftware; and fragrances.