Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.00.

BBWI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Bath & Body Works from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays lowered their target price on Bath & Body Works from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group cut their price target on Bath & Body Works from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Bath & Body Works in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Bath & Body Works from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bath & Body Works

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Chase Investment Counsel Corp purchased a new position in shares of Bath & Body Works during the 4th quarter worth $1,606,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 725.3% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 466,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,364,000 after purchasing an additional 409,831 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 49.9% in the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 214,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,304,000 after purchasing an additional 71,349 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Bath & Body Works by 462.6% in the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 108,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,184,000 after purchasing an additional 89,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in Bath & Body Works by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,132,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,815,000 after purchasing an additional 458,620 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Bath & Body Works Stock Up 2.1%

NYSE:BBWI opened at $21.09 on Friday. Bath & Body Works has a 52-week low of $14.27 and a 52-week high of $33.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.45. The company has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a PE ratio of 5.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.38.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. Bath & Body Works had a net margin of 10.03% and a negative return on equity of 45.34%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. Bath & Body Works has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.650 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Bath & Body Works will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Bath & Body Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. Bath & Body Works’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.47%.

Bath & Body Works Company Profile

Bath & Body Works, Inc is a leading specialty retailer focused on personal care, home fragrance and complementary products. Through its flagship Bath & Body Works brand, the company offers a diverse assortment of shower gels, lotions, fragrance mists, candles and home fragrance items. Its product portfolio also includes the White Barn Candle Co range of premium scented candles and diffusers. Bath & Body Works serves consumers through a combination of brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce platforms, delivering seasonal collections, limited-edition releases and signature scent lines.

Founded in 1990 as part of Limited Brands (now L Brands), Bath & Body Works opened its first store in New Albany, Ohio, and quickly expanded across the United States.