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Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.21 +1.63 (+5.51%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$31.25 +0.04 (+0.13%)
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About Bath & Body Works Stock (NYSE:BBWI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.81
$31.30
50-Day Range
$25.43
$41.04
52-Week Range
$24.96
$52.99
Volume
5.69 million shs
Average Volume
4.79 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.69 billion
P/E Ratio
7.61
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Price Target
$42.69
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Bath & Body Works Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

BBWI MarketRank™: 

Bath & Body Works scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bath & Body Works has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bath & Body Works has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Bath & Body Works' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bath & Body Works are expected to grow by 12.12% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.70 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 7.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 7.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.61.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bath & Body Works has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Read more about Bath & Body Works' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the float of Bath & Body Works has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bath & Body Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bath & Body Works has recently increased by 16.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bath & Body Works pays a meaningful dividend of 2.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bath & Body Works does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bath & Body Works is 21.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Bath & Body Works will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.62% next year. This indicates that Bath & Body Works will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bath & Body Works' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the float of Bath & Body Works has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bath & Body Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bath & Body Works has recently increased by 16.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Bath & Body Works has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Bath & Body Works this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 6 people have searched for BBWI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Bath & Body Works to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -82% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bath & Body Works insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.27% of the stock of Bath & Body Works is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.14% of the stock of Bath & Body Works is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Bath & Body Works' insider trading history.
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BBWI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bath & Body Works' stock was trading at $38.77 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BBWI shares have decreased by 19.5% and is now trading at $31.21.
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Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.78 billion. Bath & Body Works had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.03% and a net margin of 12.43%.
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Bath & Body Works' board initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 27th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of Bath & Body Works include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.77%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.27%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.27%) and OLD National Bancorp IN (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Gina Boswell, Wendy C Arlin and Thomas E Mazurek.
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Shares of BBWI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bath & Body Works investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/7 Dividend
2/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/7 Dividend
2/21/2025
Last Earnings
2/27/2025
Dividend Payable
3/07/2025
Today
4/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Retail stores, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BBWI
Employees
56,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$42.69
High Stock Price Target
$52.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+39.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
7.49
Forward P/E Ratio
9.31
P/E Growth
0.92
Net Income
$878 million
Pretax Margin
13.98%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.31 billion
Cash Flow
$3.58 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.58
Book Value
($7.20) per share
Price / Book
-4.27

Miscellaneous

Free Float
215,997,000
Market Cap
$6.58 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.69
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This page (NYSE:BBWI) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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