RH Slides 3.1% After 21.8% Monthly Drop, Q1 EPS Seen Up 42%
RH stock slid 3.12% after a 21.8% monthly decline while the S&P 500 rose 0.78%. The company is projected to post Q1 EPS of $2.24 (up 41.8% YoY) on $873.05 million revenue (+7.5%), trades at a 15.36x forward P/E versus a 19.61x industry average and holds a 0.66 PEG.
1. Recent Stock Performance
RH ended the latest session at $150.99, down 3.12% from the prior close, underperforming the S&P 500’s 0.78% gain, the Dow’s 0.49% increase and the Nasdaq’s 1.29% advance. Over the past month, the shares have dropped 21.83% compared with a 1.44% gain for the Consumer Staples sector and a 1.33% decline for the S&P 500.
2. Upcoming Earnings Expectations
Analysts forecast RH’s first-quarter EPS at $2.24, a 41.77% increase year-over-year, on revenue of $873.05 million, up 7.46% from the prior-year quarter. Full-year consensus calls for $7.00 EPS (+29.87%) on $3.47 billion revenue (+9.09%), with the consensus EPS estimate edging 0.21% lower over the past month and the company holding a mid-range analyst rank of Hold.
3. Valuation Comparison
RH trades at a forward P/E of 15.36, below the Consumer Products – Staples industry average of 19.61, and carries a PEG ratio of 0.66 versus the industry’s 2.83. The company’s industry group ranks 74th out of more than 250, placing it in the top 31% of all industries by analyst outlook.