Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO)’s stock price has increased by 2.51 compared to its previous closing price of 17.55. However, the company has seen a 1.30% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 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.
Is It Worth Investing in Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) Right Now?
Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.11x compared to its average ratio. VSCO has 36-month beta value of 2.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VSCO is 69.13M, and currently, short sellers hold a 16.66% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VSCO on May 07, 2024 was 3.08M shares.
VSCO’s Market Performance
VSCO stock saw a decrease of 1.30% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -2.60% and a quarterly a decrease of -33.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.50%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.54% for Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.39% for VSCO stock, with a simple moving average of -15.06% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VSCO
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VSCO reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for VSCO stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on April 25th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to VSCO, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on March 08th of the current year.
VSCO Trading at -9.99% 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 -41.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.50%, as shares sank -9.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -38.95% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSCO rose by +1.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.65. In addition, Victoria’s Secret & Co saw -32.22% 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 0.62. 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
To put it simply, Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
