Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.32 in comparison to its previous close of 34.97, however, the company has experienced a 10.57% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-10-26 that When a retailer falls, it falls quickly.
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 20.78x compared to its average ratio. VSCO has 36-month beta value of 2.22. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
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The public float for VSCO is 70.21M, and currently, short sellers hold a 12.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VSCO on November 13, 2024 was 2.64M shares.
VSCO’s Market Performance
The stock of Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) has seen a 10.57% increase in the past week, with a 35.33% rise in the past month, and a 61.17% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.04% for VSCO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.26% for VSCO’s stock, with a 59.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VSCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VSCO stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for VSCO by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for VSCO in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $25 based on the research report published on September 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VSCO reach a price target of $27, previously predicting the price at $24. The rating they have provided for VSCO stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on August 29th, 2024.
VSCO Trading at 32.01% 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 -0.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.21%, as shares surge +35.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +52.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSCO rose by +10.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +35.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.78. In addition, Victoria’s Secret & Co saw 34.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VSCO starting from JAMES DONNA, who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $21.43 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, JAMES DONNA now owns 48,183 shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co, valued at $21,433 using the latest closing price.
Waters Martin P, the Former officer of Victoria’s Secret & Co, proposed sale 100,000 shares at $22.51 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that Waters Martin P is holding shares at $2,251,001 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VSCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Victoria’s Secret & Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 36.77, with 3.02 for asset returns.
Based on Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 586.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.89. The receivables turnover for the company is 38.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.00.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Victoria’s Secret & Co (VSCO) has had a better 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
