Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $430.0714.
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on RL shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Ralph Lauren from $400.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Citigroup raised Ralph Lauren from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $360.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on Ralph Lauren from $435.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Barclays lifted their target price on Ralph Lauren from $430.00 to $439.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $437.00 target price on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research note on Friday, May 22nd.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Stock Down 3.3%
NYSE RL opened at $397.58 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $23.66 billion, a PE ratio of 26.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.35. Ralph Lauren has a one year low of $266.20 and a one year high of $421.60. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $374.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $364.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.57.
Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The textile maker reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.85 billion. Ralph Lauren had a return on equity of 38.17% and a net margin of 11.60%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.27 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ralph Lauren will post 18.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Ralph Lauren Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 26th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. This is an increase from Ralph Lauren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 26th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ralph Lauren’s payout ratio is 26.47%.
About Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) is a global designer, marketer and distributor of premium lifestyle products under the Ralph Lauren name and a portfolio of related brands. The company, founded by Ralph Lauren in 1967 and headquartered in New York City, has grown from a single line of men’s neckties into a global lifestyle business that spans apparel, accessories and home goods.
Ralph Lauren’s product assortment includes menswear, womenswear and childrenswear along with footwear, leather goods, eyewear, fragrances and home furnishings.
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