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

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The textile maker reported $4.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.46 by $0.36, Zacks reports. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 10.14% and a return on equity of 30.88%. Ralph Lauren updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Ralph Lauren Stock Performance

RL stock opened at $269.27 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $239.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $205.85. Ralph Lauren has a fifty-two week low of $155.96 and a fifty-two week high of $289.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.72 billion, a PE ratio of 24.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.49.

Ralph Lauren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th were issued a $0.825 dividend. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Ralph Lauren from $332.00 to $348.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Ralph Lauren from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Ralph Lauren from $258.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $220.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Ralph Lauren from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $276.55.

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.