Ralph Lauren Corp (RL): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Winner

Ralph Lauren (RL) pushed the Consumer Goods sector higher today making it today's featured consumer goods winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Ralph Lauren rose $3.26 (2.3%) to $145.98 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.2 million shares of Ralph Lauren exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 947,500 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $141.99-$146.19 after having opened the day at $143 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $142.72. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that increased today were: Entertainment Gaming Asia (EGT), up 17.1%, Seneca Foods (SENEB), up 12.9%, Jones Soda Company (JSDA), up 10.4%, and STR Holdings (STRI), up 9.5%.

Ralph Lauren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products. Ralph Lauren has a market cap of $8.65 billion and is part of the consumer non-durables industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.6, equal to the average consumer non-durables industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are five analysts that rate Ralph Lauren a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Ralph Lauren as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and reasonable valuation levels. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

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On the negative front, ATC Venture Group (ATC), down 26.2%, Standard Register Company (SR), down 22.5%, Synutra International (SYUT), down 19.9%, and Le Gaga Holdings (GAGA), down 15.8%, were all losers within the consumer goods sector with Westport Innovations (WPRT) being today's consumer goods sector loser.

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