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In the latest session, Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) closed at $27.50 down -0.47% from its previous closing price of $27.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.17 million shares were traded. BBWI stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.085.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Bath & Body Works Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48.
On February 28, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $40 to $48.
Barclays Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on February 24, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $34 to $43.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 5891214848 and an Enterprise Value of 10178210816. As of this moment, Bath’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.393 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.575.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBWI is 1.88, which has changed by -0.37300503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 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 $24.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.21%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BBWI has traded an average of 5.57M shares per day and 7766790 over the past ten days. A total of 216.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 211.69M. Insiders hold about 1.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.16% stake in the company. Shares short for BBWI as of 1743379200 were 5718090 with a Short Ratio of 1.03, compared to 1740700800 on 5997710. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5718090 and a Short% of Float of 3.05.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BBWI is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028954037The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.47. The current Payout Ratio is 22.16% for BBWI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1740096000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-08-03 when the company split stock in a 1237:1000 ratio.
