Ralph Lauren (RL) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) will likely be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.46 per share and revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter. Ralph Lauren has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.Investors that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The textile maker reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.11. Ralph Lauren had a return on equity of 29.44% and a net margin of 10.15%. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.10 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Ralph Lauren to post $12 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ralph Lauren Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE RL opened at $256.68 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $233.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $201.85. Ralph Lauren has a one year low of $142.26 and a one year high of $260.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.18.

Ralph Lauren Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th were paid a dividend of $0.825 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.29%. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.46%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on RL shares. BNP Paribas raised Ralph Lauren to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Raymond James cut Ralph Lauren from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday. Cfra set a $171.00 target price on Ralph Lauren in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Ralph Lauren from $171.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on Ralph Lauren from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $244.91.

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.