Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.60x compared to its average ratio. BBWI has 36-month beta value of 1.79. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBWI is 216.45M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BBWI on November 19, 2024 was 5.85M shares.
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BBWI) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) has decreased by -0.29 when compared to last closing price of 31.54.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -0.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-18 that Bath & Body Works looks to report a relatively weak Q3 due to persisting macroeconomic issues that pressure discretionary spending. Looking past short-term earnings issues, Bath & Body Works has a stable earnings outlook with well-built brand loyalty. The short-term earnings pressure has pushed the BBWI stock down too much, and I now estimate the stock to have a 52% upside into a fair value of $47.95.
BBWI’s Market Performance
Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) has seen a -0.19% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.53% decline in the past month and a -5.30% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.61% for BBWI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.21% for BBWI’s stock, with a -19.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBWI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBWI stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for BBWI by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for BBWI in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $28 based on the research report published on November 08, 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 $42, previously predicting the price at $53. The rating they have provided for BBWI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 29th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to BBWI, setting the target price at $53 in the report published on May 17th of the current year.
BBWI Trading at 3.92% 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 -40.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.69%, as shares surge +2.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BBWI fell by -0.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.47. In addition, Bath & Body Works Inc saw -27.13% 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 Boswell Gina, who purchase 6,000 shares at the price of $29.64 back on Oct 09 ’24. After this action, Boswell Gina now owns 242,987 shares of Bath & Body Works Inc, valued at $177,852 using the latest closing price.
Nash Sarah E, the Director of Bath & Body Works Inc, sale 48,000 shares at $41.50 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’24, which means that Nash Sarah E is holding 149,202 shares at $1,992,120 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 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.37.
Based on Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI), the company’s capital structure generated 1.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.91.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 50.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) 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.
