Ralph Lauren
About: Founded by designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York City, Ralph Lauren Corp. designs, markets, and distributes lifestyle merchandise in North America, Europe, and Asia. Best known for its iconic polo shirts, its products also include other types of apparel, footwear, eyewear, jewelry, handbags, home goods, and fragrances. The company's brands include Ralph Lauren Collection, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Lauren Ralph Lauren. Distribution channels for Ralph Lauren include wholesale (department stores and specialty stores), retail (company-owned retail stores and e-commerce), and licensing.
Employees: 23,400
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 68
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 168
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 550 [Q4 2024] → 589 (+39) [Q1 2025]
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $95.4M | Put options by funds: $93.6M
0.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.14% [Q4 2024] → 98.8% (-0.34%) [Q1 2025]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.22B [Q4 2024] → $8.64B (-$575M) [Q1 2025]
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 2 (-3) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Telsey Advisory Group Dana Telsey | 14%upside $315 | Outperform Maintained | 16 May 2025 |
Needham Tom Nikic | 12%upside $310 | Buy Reiterated | 16 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Ike Boruchow | 1%downside $275 | Overweight Maintained | 14 May 2025 |
UBS Jay Sole | 21%upside $335 | Buy Maintained | 13 May 2025 |
Barclays Adrienne Yih | 6%downside $260 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 22 articles about RL published over the past 30 days
