AlphaQuest LLC Has $373,000 Stock Position in Ralph Lauren Corporation $RL

AlphaQuest LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) by 62.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,190 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 1,956 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in Ralph Lauren were worth $373,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. AE Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Ralph Lauren during the third quarter worth $270,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in Ralph Lauren by 201.2% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 515 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $164,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 343,238 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $107,626,000 after buying an additional 21,218 shares during the last quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. boosted its stake in shares of Ralph Lauren by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 9,045 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $2,838,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ralph Lauren in the 3rd quarter valued at about $365,000. Institutional investors own 67.91% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Ralph Lauren from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $422.00 price objective on Ralph Lauren in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Ralph Lauren from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ralph Lauren in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Argus lifted their price objective on shares of Ralph Lauren from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ralph Lauren currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.06.

Ralph Lauren Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Ralph Lauren stock opened at $342.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $360.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $331.10. Ralph Lauren Corporation has a 1 year low of $176.61 and a 1 year high of $380.00. The company has a market capitalization of $20.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.49.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The textile maker reported $6.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.80 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.30 billion. Ralph Lauren had a net margin of 11.73% and a return on equity of 37.97%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.82 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Ralph Lauren Corporation will post 12.01 EPS for the current year.

Ralph Lauren Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 26th were issued a $0.9125 dividend. This represents a $3.65 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. Ralph Lauren’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.85%.

Key Stories Impacting Ralph Lauren

Here are the key news stories impacting Ralph Lauren this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ralph Lauren reported fiscal Q3 EPS of $6.22 and revenue of $2.41B, both above Wall Street estimates — the quarter showed 12.2% revenue growth and margin expansion, which underpins the bullish case. Earnings Release & Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its full‑year outlook after strong holiday demand (Polo, leather handbags cited) — a positive signal for revenue and operating‑margin recovery over the year. Reuters: Sales Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: BTIG lifted its price target to $435 (buy), and Telsey reaffirmed Outperform with a $435 target — these upgrades/reaffirms add upward pressure on the stock. BTIG / The Fly
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes and coverage: Evercore and others remain bullish/reiterate buys, and the company held its earnings call (transcript available) — ongoing analyst attention supports liquidity and investor interest. Evercore / Globe & Mail
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and call transcript are out for deeper review — useful for investors parsing margin drivers, channel trends and international performance. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Ralph Lauren warned of Q4 margin pressure tied to U.S. tariffs; that outlook drove an initial sell‑off in the stock despite the beat and is the main downside catalyst investors are judging. Yahoo Finance: Tariff Margin Warning
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares briefly fell (reports of an early ~7% drop in intraday trading) as markets focused on near‑term margin risk even as the company raised its annual guidance. Proactive Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies trimmed its price target from $425 to $410 (still a buy) — a modest downward revision that slightly offsets some of the positive analyst action. Benzinga: Jefferies PT Cut

Ralph Lauren Profile

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) is a global designer, marketer and distributor of premium lifestyle products under the Ralph Lauren name and a portfolio of related brands. The company, founded by Ralph Lauren in 1967 and headquartered in New York City, has grown from a single line of men’s neckties into a global lifestyle business that spans apparel, accessories and home goods.

Ralph Lauren’s product assortment includes menswear, womenswear and childrenswear along with footwear, leather goods, eyewear, fragrances and home furnishings.