Ralph Lauren Corp (RL): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Laggard

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Ralph Lauren (RL) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry lower today making it today's featured Consumer Non-Durables laggard. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Ralph Lauren fell $1.63 (-1%) to $157.02 on light volume. Throughout the day, 590,409 shares of Ralph Lauren exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.1 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $155.96-$158.55 after having opened the day at $158.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $158.65. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that declined today were: Shiner International (BEST), down 17.6%, China Shengda Packaging Group (CPGI), down 8.1%, Coldwater Creek (CWTR), down 7%, and Swisher Hygiene (SWSH), down 5.1%.

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Ralph Lauren Corporation engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products. Ralph Lauren has a market cap of $9.57 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.9, 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 14.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Ralph Lauren a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and nine 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 solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.

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On the positive front, K-Swiss (KSWS), up 13.8%, MOD-PAC Corporation (MPAC), up 7.4%, Ever-Glory International Group (EVK), up 7.3%, and Tumi Holdings (TUMI), up 5.8%, were all gainers within the consumer non-durables industry with Carter's (CRI) being today's featured consumer non-durables industry leader.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) while those bearish on the consumer non-durables industry could consider ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods (SZK).

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