Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.36 EPS

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The textile maker reported $4.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.46 by $0.36, Zacks reports. Ralph Lauren had a return on equity of 29.44% and a net margin of 10.15%. Ralph Lauren updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Ralph Lauren Price Performance

Shares of RL stock traded up $29.62 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $278.62. 1,423,869 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 732,789. Ralph Lauren has a 52-week low of $146.00 and a 52-week high of $289.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The company has a market cap of $17.30 billion, a PE ratio of 26.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $237.24 and a 200 day moving average of $204.67.

Ralph Lauren Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on RL. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Argus upgraded shares of Ralph Lauren from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 31st. Cfra set a $171.00 target price on Ralph Lauren in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of Ralph Lauren in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James cut Ralph Lauren from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $251.73.

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, floor coverings, lighting, tabletop, kitchen linens, floor coverings, dining, decorative accessories, and giftware; and fragrances.