Ralph Lauren
About: Founded by designer Ralph Lauren (current executive chairman and chief creative officer) 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 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 5 (+3) [Q2]
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 60
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.62B [Q1] → $10.5B (+$1.91B) [Q2]
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 595 [Q1] → 654 (+59) [Q2]
1.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.0% [Q1] → 99.14% (+1.13%) [Q2]
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 239
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $116M | Put options by funds: $135M
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Jefferies
Ashley Helgans
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$365
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Buy
Maintained
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17 Sep 2025 |
Barclays
Adrienne Yih
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$353
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Overweight
Maintained
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17 Sep 2025 |
Telsey Advisory Group
Dana Telsey
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$350
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Outperform
Maintained
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17 Sep 2025 |
Needham
Tom Nikic
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$350
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Buy
Maintained
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12 Sep 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Ike Boruchow
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$345
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Overweight
Maintained
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8 Sep 2025 |
UBS
Jay Sole
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$404
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Buy
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group
Michael Binetti
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$335
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Outperform
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan
Matthew Boss
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$406
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Overweight
Maintained
|
28 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 30 articles about RL published over the past 30 days