Tapestry (TPR) Competitors

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) and Tapestry (NYSE:TPR) are both large-cap apparel accessories & luxury goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor RL or TPR?

In the previous week, Tapestry had 5 more articles in the media than Ralph Lauren. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Tapestry and 11 mentions for Ralph Lauren. Tapestry's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ralph Lauren's score of 0.94 indicating that Tapestry is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ralph Lauren	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tapestry	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RL or TPR?

Ralph Lauren presently has a consensus price target of $292.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.78%. Tapestry has a consensus price target of $88.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Ralph Lauren's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ralph Lauren is more favorable than Tapestry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ralph Lauren	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Tapestry	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RL or TPR?

Tapestry has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ralph Lauren. Tapestry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ralph Lauren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ralph Lauren	$7.08B	2.34	$742.90M	$11.61	23.62
Tapestry	$6.67B	2.74	$816M	$3.80	23.13

Which has more risk and volatility, RL or TPR?

Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tapestry has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RL or TPR?

67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Tapestry shares are held by institutional investors. 38.3% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Tapestry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RL or TPR a better dividend stock?

Ralph Lauren pays an annual dividend of $3.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tapestry pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ralph Lauren pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tapestry pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ralph Lauren has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Tapestry has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is RL or TPR more profitable?

Tapestry has a net margin of 12.50% compared to Ralph Lauren's net margin of 10.49%. Tapestry's return on equity of 51.84% beat Ralph Lauren's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ralph Lauren	10.49%	31.76%	11.45%
Tapestry	12.50%	51.84%	10.83%

Summary

Ralph Lauren and Tapestry tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.