Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.50x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VSCO is 2.18. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VSCO is 69.11M and currently, short sellers hold a 13.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VSCO on April 02, 2024 was 2.83M shares.
VSCO) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) has dropped by -4.39 compared to previous close of 19.38. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Market Watch reported 2024-03-27 that Some of the biggest clothing and department-store chains rely on their own private-label credit cards to cushion their bottom lines. Those cards, often laden with incentives, keep shoppers coming back, and give retailers reams of consumer data that feed ever more persistent marketing efforts.
VSCO’s Market Performance
Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) has seen a -6.46% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -35.12% decline in the past month and a -31.42% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.55% for VSCO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.38% for VSCO’s stock, with a -13.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VSCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VSCO stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for VSCO by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for VSCO in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $20 based on the research report published on March 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VSCO reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for VSCO stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on March 08th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to VSCO, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on March 07th of the current year.
VSCO Trading at -24.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VSCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.88%, as shares sank -34.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.57% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSCO fell by -6.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by unch in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.95. In addition, Victoria’s Secret & Co saw -30.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VSCO starting from JOHNSON TIMOTHY A, who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $17.16 back on Sep 13 ’23. After this action, JOHNSON TIMOTHY A now owns 94,765 shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co, valued at $343,210 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VSCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Victoria’s Secret & Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 27.52, with 2.36 for asset returns.
Based on Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 586.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.63. The receivables turnover for the company is 40.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.95.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
