Ralph Lauren (RL) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is anticipated to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect Ralph Lauren to post earnings of $4.46 per share and revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter. Ralph Lauren has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The textile maker reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.43 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. Ralph Lauren had a return on equity of 29.44% and a net margin of 10.15%. The company’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.10 EPS. On average, analysts expect Ralph Lauren to post $12 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ralph Lauren Stock Performance

NYSE:RL opened at $256.68 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $233.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $201.85. The company has a market cap of $15.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.72. Ralph Lauren has a fifty-two week low of $142.26 and a fifty-two week high of $260.77.

Ralph Lauren Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.29%. Ralph Lauren’s payout ratio is 31.46%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Ralph Lauren from $171.00 to $193.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. TD Cowen upped their target price on Ralph Lauren from $208.00 to $251.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Raymond James downgraded Ralph Lauren from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $207.00 price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $200.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.91.

About Ralph Lauren

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.