Top 12 Luxury Stocks According to Hedge Funds

9. Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 30

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is a luxury fashion retailer specializing in designing, marketing, and selling luxury lifestyle products, including apparel, footwear, accessories, fragrances, home, and hospitality. It operates in North America, Europe, and Asia with a brand portfolio spanning Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Double RL, and others. Besides manufacturing luxury items for men, women, and children, the company’s hospitality segment includes restaurants like New York City’s The Polo Bar and Chicago’s RL Restaurant.

In fiscal Q2 2025, the company reported revenue growth that exceeded expectations. This growth was attributed to continued progress across three of its strategic pillars, which included winning in the consumer ecosystem, energizing and elevating its lifestyle brand, and promoting its Drive the Core and Expand for More strategy. In addition, its direct-to-consumer (DTC) segment, which comprises two-thirds of its business, drove accelerated comparable growth in the quarter and expanded Ralph Lauren’s (NYSE:RL) presence in key markets. Outperformance in sales was led by the company’s brick-and-mortar stores, but its digital channel grew as well. The company is continuing to grow its social media standing, surpassing 62 million followers. This growth was led by Instagram, Line, Threads, TikTok, and Douyin. These trends reflect the company’s increasing popularity.

Its core products, which represent more than 70% of the company’s business, reported a low double digit increase ahead of its total company growth in fiscal Q2 2025. Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is focused on developing its key ecosystems across the globe to continue this positive momentum. It opened 25 new owned and partner stores across the globe in its top cities, largely in Asia, as the continent led growth for the company in fiscal Q2 2025.