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Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) closed the day trading at $39.72 down -5.11% from the previous closing price of $41.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.1 million shares were traded. VSCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.93.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VSCO, 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 20.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.33 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.62.
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, UBS on December 10, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $47 from $18 previously.
On December 09, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $29 to $45.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on December 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $40 to $50.
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 06 ’24 when Gregory B. Unis bought 99,248 shares for $45.82 per share.
Unis Gregory bought 97,875 shares of VSCO for $4,459,901 on Dec 06 ’24. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, JAMES DONNA, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $21.43 each. As a result, the insider paid 21,433 and bolstered with 48,183 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, VSCO now has a Market Capitalization of 3122850048 and an Enterprise Value of 6039166464. As of this moment, Victoria’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.986 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.591.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSCO is 2.24, which has changed by 0.7812766 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24933672 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSCO has reached a high of $48.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 57.22%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VSCO traded about 2.07M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VSCO traded about 1665210 shares per day. A total of 79.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.29M. Insiders hold about 10.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.45% stake in the company. Shares short for VSCO as of 1731628800 were 8800375 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, compared to 1728950400 on 8896832. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8800375 and a Short% of Float of 14.95.
