Is that what Sustainable Earning stands for?: Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI)

Bath & Body Works Inc [BBWI] stock is trading at $30.95, down -2.98%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BBWI shares have gain 2.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -13.69%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE: BBWI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 28, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $48 from $40. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Equal Weight on February 24, 2025, and elevated its price target to $43. On February 18, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $47 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $48 on January 10, 2025. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $43 on November 26, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on November 08, 2024, and downed its price target to $28. In a note dated August 29, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $53 to $42.

Bath & Body Works Inc [BBWI] stock has fluctuated between $26.20 and $52.99 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $44.33 within the next 12 months. Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE: BBWI] shares were valued at $30.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 43.23% based on the average BBWI price forecast.

Analyzing the BBWI fundamentals

Bath & Body Works Inc [NYSE:BBWI] reported sales of 7.31B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.26%. 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 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is -0.49 and Total Capital is 0.35. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-3.58.

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 30.48 points at the first support level, and at 30.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 31.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.43.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Bath & Body Works Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.48. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.88, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.51.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved JULIE B ROSEN, Former officer, that happened on Dec 10 ’24 when 42874.0 shares were purchased. Chief Executive Officer, Boswell Gina completed a deal on Oct 09 ’24 to buy 6000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Nash Sarah E sold 48000.0 shares on Jun 18 ’24.

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