Ralph Lauren Q3 EPS Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ralph Lauren in a research report issued on Monday, August 4th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the textile maker will earn $5.23 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.01. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $335.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ralph Lauren’s current full-year earnings is $12.01 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Ralph Lauren’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The textile maker reported $2.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. Ralph Lauren had a return on equity of 31.76% and a net margin of 10.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.71 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on RL. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Ralph Lauren from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Ralph Lauren in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target (up from $310.00) on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren from $318.00 to $328.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Ralph Lauren from $250.00 to $328.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $303.00.

Ralph Lauren Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE RL opened at $302.57 on Wednesday. Ralph Lauren has a fifty-two week low of $156.69 and a fifty-two week high of $306.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $282.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $255.89.

Ralph Lauren Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Friday, June 27th were given a dividend of $0.9125 per share. This is a positive change from Ralph Lauren’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. This represents a $3.65 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 27th. Ralph Lauren’s payout ratio is 31.44%.

Ralph Lauren announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 22nd that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the textile maker to purchase up to 8.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RL. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Ralph Lauren during the first quarter worth about $248,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Ralph Lauren by 13.5% in the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 22,590 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $4,987,000 after buying an additional 2,684 shares in the last quarter. Triglav Skladi D.O.O. bought a new stake in shares of Ralph Lauren during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,872,000. Truist Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Ralph Lauren by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 300,837 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $66,407,000 after acquiring an additional 21,681 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Ralph Lauren by 8.1% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 237,479 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $52,421,000 after acquiring an additional 17,732 shares during the last quarter. 67.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.