Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) Stock: A Review of the Recent Movement

The stock of Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) has gone down by -9.05% for the week, with a -14.68% drop in the past month and a -25.07% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.41% for BBWI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.69% for BBWI’s stock, with a -17.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) is 8.78x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BBWI is 1.88. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for BBWI is 220.88M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.19% of that float. On July 29, 2024, BBWI’s average trading volume was 3.12M shares.

BBWI) stock’s latest price update

Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.14 in relation to its previous close of 33.13. However, the company has experienced a -9.05% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2024-07-08 that There are typically only two ways for investors to expose their capital to a stock’s path, whether higher or lower.  The first way everyone should know of is to buy stock shares in a company of an investor’s choice.

Analysts’ Opinion of BBWI

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBWI stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for BBWI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BBWI in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $53 based on the research report published on May 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBWI reach a price target of $53, previously predicting the price at $50. The rating they have provided for BBWI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 01st, 2024.

Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to BBWI, setting the target price at $45 in the report published on January 04th of the current year.

BBWI Trading at -20.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought BBWI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.51% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.80%, as shares sank -12.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.81% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, BBWI fell by -9.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $37.18. In addition, Bath & Body Works Inc saw -20.83% 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 BBWI starting from Nash Sarah E, who sale 48,000 shares at the price of $41.50 back on Jun 18 ’24. After this action, Nash Sarah E now owns 149,202 shares of Bath & Body Works Inc, valued at $1,992,120 using the latest closing price.

Mazurek Thomas E., the Chief Supply Chain Officer of Bath & Body Works Inc, sale 4,285 shares at $48.89 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’24, which means that Mazurek Thomas E. is holding 45,992 shares at $209,515 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for BBWI

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.17 for the present operating margin
  • 0.44 for the gross margin

The net margin for Bath & Body Works Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.32.

Based on Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI), the company’s capital structure generated 1.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.66. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.82.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 61.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.

Conclusion

To wrap up, the performance of Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.

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