Ralph Lauren (RL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ralph Lauren in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" RL shares.
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18 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Ralph Lauren's stock. Their RL share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $169.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $135.94 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price.
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Ralph Lauren's stock was trading at $105.67 at the start of the year. Since then, RL stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $116.09.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 9th 2023.
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Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 10th. The textile maker reported $2.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.15 by $0.19. The textile maker had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 8.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.97%. The firm's revenue was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 EPS.
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Ralph Lauren announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Friday, October 13th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) stock in their portfolio include BlackRock Large Cap Value ETF (BLCV), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RSPD), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RCD), OneAscent Large Cap Core ETF (OALC), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), Arrow Reverse Cap 500 ETF (YPS), Tema Luxury ETF (LUX) and Akros Monthly Payout ETF (MPAY).

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.60%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 38.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, RL will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.01% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Ralph Lauren declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 3rd 2022, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 17.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

182 employees have rated Ralph Lauren Chief Executive Officer Patrice Louvet on Glassdoor.com. Patrice Louvet has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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Ralph Lauren trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RL."

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One share of RL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.09.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a market capitalization of $7.58 billion and generates $6.45 billion in revenue each year. The textile maker earns $522.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.82 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 23,300 workers across the globe.

Ralph Lauren's mailing address is 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The official website for the company is www.ralphlauren.com. The textile maker can be reached via phone at (212) 318-7000, via email at ir@ralphlauren.com, or via fax at 212-888-5780.