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In the latest session, Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) closed at $224.57 up 2.16% from its previous closing price of $219.82. In other words, the price has increased by $2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. RL stock price reached its highest trading level at $225.715 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $217.01.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Ralph Lauren Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.31 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.80.
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 the company, Goldman on March 18, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $286 from $280 previously.
On February 12, 2025, Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $310.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Alagoz Halide sold 6,724 shares for $285.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,916,340 led to the insider holds 25,897 shares of the business.
Alagoz Halide bought 6,724 shares of RL for $1,916,340 on Feb 18 ’25. On Dec 11 ’24, another insider, Louvet Patrice, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 24,000 shares for $227.16 each. As a result, the insider received 5,451,903 and left with 112,049 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 13870387200 and an Enterprise Value of 14410890240. As of this moment, Ralph’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.074 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.928.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RL is 1.40, which has changed by 0.17934036 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RL has reached a high of $289.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $155.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.40%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, RL has traded an average of 828.70K shares per day and 1125770 over the past ten days. A total of 39.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.52M. Insiders hold about 37.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.72% stake in the company. Shares short for RL as of 1740700800 were 1919758 with a Short Ratio of 2.32, compared to 1738281600 on 1887354. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1919758 and a Short% of Float of 5.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for RL is 3.23, from 3.225 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014671094The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.23.
