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Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) closed the day trading at $35.48 down -1.14% from the previous closing price of $35.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.47 million shares were traded. BBWI stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.7103.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BBWI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 10, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $48 from $42 previously.
On November 26, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $42 to $43.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on November 08, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $31 to $28.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’24 when JULIE B ROSEN bought 42,874 shares for $39.03 per share.
Boswell Gina bought 6,000 shares of BBWI for $177,852 on Oct 09 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 242,987 shares after completing the transaction at $29.64 per share. On Jun 18 ’24, another insider, Nash Sarah E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 48,000 shares for $41.50 each. As a result, the insider received 1,992,120 and left with 149,202 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BBWI now has a Market Capitalization of 7684329472 and an Enterprise Value of 11579927552. As of this moment, Bath’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.568 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.385.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBWI is 1.90, which has changed by -0.17055696 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21659255 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BBWI has reached a high of $52.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.44%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BBWI traded about 4.43M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BBWI traded about 2741360 shares per day. A total of 217.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 213.27M. Insiders hold about 1.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.98% stake in the company. Shares short for BBWI as of 1730332800 were 9438788 with a Short Ratio of 1.52, compared to 1727654400 on 9985885. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9438788 and a Short% of Float of 4.9099997.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.47. The current Payout Ratio is 20.87% for BBWI, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1732233600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-08-03 when the company split stock in a 1237:1000 ratio.
