Considering Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) as a potential investment: What Should You Do?

As of close of business last night, Ralph Lauren Corp’s stock clocked out at $186.50, up 1.97% from its previous closing price of $182.89. In other words, the price has increased by $+4.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 529298 shares were traded. RL stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $184.20.

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Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of RL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.54 and its Current Ratio is at 2.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on February 09, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $195 from $165 previously.

On December 12, 2023, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $107 to $132.

On November 07, 2023, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $130.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on November 07, 2023, with a $130 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’24 when Lauren Family, L.L.C. sold 3,000,000 shares for $177.15 per share. The transaction valued at 531,450,000 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.

Alagoz Halide sold 2,115 shares of RL for $374,821 on Feb 12 ’24. The Chief Product Officer now owns 27,872 shares after completing the transaction at $177.22 per share. On Dec 14 ’23, another insider, Alagoz Halide, who serves as the Chief Product Officer of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $143.01 each. As a result, the insider received 286,020 and left with 29,987 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RL now has a Market Capitalization of 11.92B and an Enterprise Value of 12.76B. As of this moment, Ralph’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.93 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.98.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, RL has reached a high of $192.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 169.66, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 135.20.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that RL traded 981.27K shares on average per day over the past three months and 910.2k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 40.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.70M. Insiders hold about 41.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.41% stake in the company. Shares short for RL as of Feb 29, 2024 were 3.34M with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 3.61M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.22% and a Short% of Float of 12.00%.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.00, RL has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.75. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.65%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.61%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.23.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 14 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.64 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.78 and a low estimate of $1.56, while EPS last year was $0.9. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.62, with high estimates of $2.85 and low estimates of $2.31.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.4 and $10.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.26. EPS for the following year is $11.21, with 18 analysts recommending between $12.78 and $10.31.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 14 analysts expect revenue to total $1.56B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.59B to a low estimate of $1.54B. As of the current estimate, Ralph Lauren Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.54B, an estimated increase of 1.40% from the year-ago figure.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.44B, up 2.80% from the average estimate. Based on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.04B and the low estimate is $6.77B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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