Tiffany Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know

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What: Shares of Tiffany (NYS: TIF) fell more than 11% in early trading before closing down about 7% on fears that weakening demand in China could affect revenue and earnings, Reuters reports.

So what: A Morningstar analyst quoted by the wire service said that luxury sales to consumers in the Sino superpower may not be holding up as well as some had thought. Shares of Coach (NYS: COH) and Ralph Lauren (NYS: RL) also fell on the news.

Now what: But Tiffany may suffer more than most. Reuters says the jeweler saw Asia sales outside of Japan rise 45% in its latest quarter. Cutting off that spigot would mean crimping gains for a stock that, priced at more than 20 times earnings, needs growth to justify its valuation. Do you agree? Would you buy shares of Tiffany at these levels? Please weigh in using the comments box below.

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