A share price of Bath & Body Works Inc [BBWI] is currently trading at $45.60, up 1.04%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BBWI shares have gain 5.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.56%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE: BBWI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 01, 2024, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $53 from $50. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on January 04, 2024, and elevated its price target to $45. On November 17, 2023, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $42 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $30 on October 26, 2023. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $27 on October 24, 2023. Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on August 01, 2023, and upped its price target to $45. In a note dated April 20, 2023, Piper Sandler downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $48 to $37.
Bath & Body Works Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $27.30 and $50.34. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $47.31 within the next 12 months. Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE: BBWI] shares were valued at $45.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.75% based on the average BBWI price forecast.
Analyzing the BBWI fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE:BBWI] were 7.43B which represents 0.80% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is -0.43 and Total Capital is 0.31. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-2.81.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 44.99 points at the first support level, and at 44.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 45.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 46.29.
Bath & Body Works Inc [BBWI] reported earnings per share of $2.06 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 1/31/2024. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.87/share, meaning a difference of $0.19 and a surprise factor of 10.20%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 10/31/2023 were $0.48 per share as compared to estimates of $0.35 per share, a difference of $0.13 representing a surprise of 37.10%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE:BBWI] is 1.64. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.09, while the Cash Ratio is 0.84. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mazurek Thomas E., Chief Supply Chain Officer, that happened on Mar 27 ’24 when 4285.0 shares were sold. President, Retail, Rosen Julie completed a deal on Mar 01 ’24 to sell 12361.0 shares.
