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RL Ralph Lauren $135.87 1.75 (1.30%) , CAT Caterpillar $155.90 3.12 (2.04%) … 10:27 09/20/18 09/20 10:27 09/20/18 10:27 Upgrade	On The Fly: Top five analyst upgrades » Catch up on today's… Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Ralph Lauren (RL) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray with analyst Erinn Murphy, who remains concerned about the sustainability of Ralph Lauren's sales group, saying earnings estimates are likely to continue to grind higher given the company's "sound" cost control and favorable margin mix shift. 2. Caterpillar (CAT) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird with analyst Mig Dobre saying he believes demand growth should continue into 2019. 3. Copart (CPRT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Gabelli with analyst Matthew Paige saying he raised his valuation multiple to 15x EBITDA from 12x to reflect the premium he believes the stock deserves relative to KAR Auction Service (KAR) given its EBITDA margin advantage and his view that current market conditions better support the salvage auction business than wholesale. 4. Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at WBB Securities. 5. First BanCorp (FBP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here. RL Ralph Lauren $135.87 1.75 (1.30%) CAT Caterpillar $155.90 3.12 (2.04%) CPRT Copart $58.18 2.59 (4.66%) ARCT Arcturus Therapeutics $9.78 0.37 (3.93%) FBP First BanCorp $9.06 0.45 (5.23%) 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	20 Sep 26 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 25 Oct
RL Ralph Lauren $134.12 1.93 (1.46%) 06:07 09/20/18 09/20 06:07 09/20/18 06:07 Upgrade	Ralph Lauren rating change at Piper Jaffray » Ralph Lauren upgraded to… Ralph Lauren upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray. Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn Murphy upgraded Ralph Lauren to Neutral with an unchanged price target of $125. The analyst, who remains concerned about the sustainability of Ralph Lauren's sales group, says earnings estimates are likely to continue to grind higher given the company's "sound" cost control and favorable margin mix shift. She believes Ralph Lauren shares could trade more sideways over the next six months. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	20 Sep 26 Sep

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RL Ralph Lauren $131.65 -6.84 (-4.94%) 04:55 08/16/18 08/16 04:55 08/16/18 04:55 Conference/Events	Ralph Lauren management to meet with Needham » Meetings to be held in… Meetings to be held in New York on August 16 hosted by Needham. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $138.49 1.87 (1.37%) 08:24 08/15/18 08/15 08:24 08/15/18 08:24 Recommendations	Ralph Lauren analyst commentary at JPMorgan » Ralph Lauren price target… Ralph Lauren price target raised to $145 from $141 at JPMorgan. JPMorgan analyst Matthew Boss raised his price target for Ralph Lauren to $145 from $141 and maintained a Neutral rating, telling investors in a research note that he sees the share price moving higher in the near-term driven by upside risk to estimates owing to conservative guidance and FX tailwinds, and shares still trading below its 10-year historical discount to apparel peers. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $138.22 1.6 (1.17%) 11:18 08/14/18 08/14 11:18 08/14/18 11:18 Conference/Events	Ralph Lauren management to meet with Needham » Meetings to be held in… Meetings to be held in New York on August 16 hosted by Needham. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	16 Aug 12 Sep

RL Ralph Lauren $135.94 -0.13 (-0.10%) 09:31 07/31/18 07/31 09:31 07/31/18 09:31 Hot Stocks	Breaking Hot Stocks news story on Ralph Lauren » Ralph Lauren CFO: Revenue… Ralph Lauren CFO: Revenue trend to be more challenging in 2H vs. 1H 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	31 Jul 08 Aug 16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $135.94 -0.13 (-0.10%) 09:18 07/31/18 07/31 09:18 07/31/18 09:18 Hot Stocks	Ralph Lauren says tariffs have minimal impact on business so far » Says goal is to… Says goal is to progressively increase marking investment to accelerate top-line growth. Ultimately sees half of growth coming from core product categories and the other half from under penetrated categories. Says small-format stores are performing well in China. Says remains on track to reach goal of half a billion dollars in five years in Greater China. Expects digital growth to accelerate in FY19 and beyond. Says plans to drive further improvement in FY19 to three-month and six-month lead time product areas. Says making progress across "multiple" fronts on product. Says mainland China is largest near-term opportunity, says China digital business also growing rapidly. Says new small-store formats "performing well" in China. Says remains on track to reach goal of half a billion dollars in five years in Greater China. Says tariffs have minimal impact on business so far, but keeping eye on developments. Comments taken from the Q1 earnings conference call. Shares of Ralph Lauren are up 3% ahead of the market open. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	31 Jul 08 Aug 16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $135.94 -0.13 (-0.10%) 08:05 07/31/18 07/31 08:05 07/31/18 08:05 Earnings	Breaking Earnings news story on Ralph Lauren » Ralph Lauren sees Q2 net… Ralph Lauren sees Q2 net revenue flat to slightly down, consensus $1.64B 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	31 Jul 08 Aug 16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $135.94 -0.13 (-0.10%) 08:05 07/31/18 07/31 08:05 07/31/18 08:05 Earnings	Ralph Lauren sees FY19 net revenue down slightly in constant currency » For Fiscal 2019, the… For Fiscal 2019, the Company now expects net revenue to be down slightly in constant currency. Foreign currency is expected to have minimal impact on revenue growth in Fiscal 2019. The Company now expects operating margin for Fiscal 2019 to be up 40 to 60 basis points in constant currency driven by gross margin expansion. Foreign currency is expected to have minimal impact on operating margin in Fiscal 2019. We expect the full year Fiscal 2019 tax rate to be approximately 21%. Second quarter of Fiscal 2019 tax rate is estimated at approximately 22%. The Company continues to plan capital expenditures of approximately $275 million for Fiscal 2019. Ralph Lauren previously forecast FY19 revenue down low single digits. Current revenue consensus is $6.13B. 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	31 Jul 08 Aug 16 Aug 12 Sep
RL Ralph Lauren $135.94 -0.13 (-0.10%) 08:04 07/31/18 07/31 08:04 07/31/18 08:04 Earnings	Ralph Lauren sees Q2 net revenue flat to slightly down in constant currency » Ralph Lauren says,… Ralph Lauren says, "In the second quarter of Fiscal 2019, the Company expects net revenue to be flat to down slightly in constant currency. Foreign currency is expected to pressure revenue growth by approximately 30 to 50 basis points in the second quarter of Fiscal 2019. Operating margin for the second quarter of Fiscal 2019 is expected to be up about 30 basis points in constant currency. Foreign currency is estimated to be a slight benefit to operating margin in the second quarter. " 03/08/13 Wedge Partners 03/08/13 Credit Suisse 03/06/13 Citigroup 03/06/13 Barclays See Street Research during your Free Trial	31 Jul 08 Aug 16 Aug 12 Sep

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