Ralph Lauren Corp Class A is an apparel manufacturing business based in the US. Ralph Lauren Corp Class A shares (RL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $203.54 – an increase of 1.14% over the previous week. Ralph Lauren Corp Class A employs 14,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.6 billion.
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| Latest market close | $203.54 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $107.62 - $206.74 |
| 50-day moving average | $179.34 |
| 200-day moving average | $171.79 |
| Wall St. target price | $193.88 |
| PE ratio | 19.4069 |
| Dividend yield | $3.075 (1.6%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $10.37 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $206.24 from 2024-10-18
| 1 week (2024-10-15) | 2.48% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-20) | 11.29% |
| 3 months (2024-07-22) | 22.61% |
| 6 months (2024-04-22) | 27.33% |
| 1 year (2023-10-20) | 78.12% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-21) | 127.36% |
| 3 years (2021-10-20) | 73.78% |
| 5 years (2019-10-22) | 114.99% |
Valuing Ralph Lauren Corp Class A stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Ralph Lauren Corp Class A shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.4891. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $6.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 13.94% |
| Gross profit TTM | $4.2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.51% |
| Return on equity TTM | 28.4% |
| Profit margin | 10.27% |
| Book value | $37.93 |
| Market Capitalization | $12.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Ralph Lauren Corp Class A.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 14.58
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's overall score of 14.58 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Ralph Lauren Corp Class A is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 4.83/100
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's environmental score of 4.83 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 7.38/100
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's social score of 7.38 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 7.37/100
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Ralph Lauren Corp Class A scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 14.58 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 8.84 |
| Environmental score | 4.83 |
| Environmental score percentile | 5 |
| Social score | 7.38 |
| Social score percentile | 5 |
| Governance score | 7.37 |
| Governance score percentile | 5 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 29.49% of net profits
Recently Ralph Lauren Corp Class A has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ralph Lauren Corp Class A shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's case, that would currently equate to about $3.075 per share.
While Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's most recent dividend payout was on 10 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 26 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's shares have ranged in value from as little as $107.618 up to $206.74. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's is 1.507. This would suggest that Ralph Lauren Corp Class A's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. It sells apparel and accessories under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Golf Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Golf, RLX Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps brands; women's fragrances under the Ralph Lauren Collection, Woman by Ralph Lauren, Romance Collection, and Ralph Collection brand names; and men's fragrances under the Ralph's Club, Purple Label, Polo Blue, Polo Red, Polo Green, Polo Black, Polo 67, Safari, Polo Sport, and Big Pony Men's brand names. The company's restaurant collection includes The Polo Bar in New York City; RL Restaurant in Chicago; Ralph's in Paris; The Bar at Ralph Lauren located in Milan; Ralph's Bar located in Chengdu, China; and Ralph's Coffee concept. It sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops, as well as directly to consumers through its retail stores, concession-based shop-within-shops, and its digital commerce sites. The company directly operates retail stores and concession-based shop-within-shops; and operates Ralph Lauren stores and stores and shops through licensing partners. Ralph Lauren Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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