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After finishing at $17.29 in the prior trading day, Victoria’s Secret & Co (NYSE: VSCO) closed at $17.01, down -1.62%. In other words, the price has decreased by $-1.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.17 million shares were traded. VSCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.65.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VSCO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.34 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.83.
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 this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 08, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $20 from $29 previously.
On March 08, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $34 to $15.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on March 07, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $22 to $15.
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 Sep 13 ’23 when JOHNSON TIMOTHY A bought 20,000 shares for $17.16 per share. The transaction valued at 343,210 led to the insider holds 94,765 shares of the business.
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 1319566208 and an Enterprise Value of 3773566208. As of this moment, Victoria’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.61 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.014.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSCO is 2.18, which has changed by -0.4527027 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23061275 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSCO has reached a high of $34.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2682500 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 78.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.13M. Insiders hold about 10.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.74% stake in the company. Shares short for VSCO as of 1711584000 were 11686854 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1709164800 on 9388635. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11686854 and a Short% of Float of 17.940001.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 11 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.09 and a low estimate of $-0.1, while EPS last year was $0.28. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.32 and low estimates of $-0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.97 and $1.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.63. EPS for the following year is $2.06, with 11 analysts recommending between $2.42 and $1.77.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $1.34B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.36B to a low estimate of $1.33B. As of the current estimate, Victoria’s Secret & Co’s year-ago sales were $1.41B, an estimated decrease of -4.50% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.18B, down -3.10% from the average estimate. Based on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.21B and the low estimate is $5.9B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.00% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
