UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) Stock Price

Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO - Get Free Report) had its price objective reduced by stock analysts at UBS Group from $47.00 to $34.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. UBS Group's price target would indicate a potential upside of 25.44% from the stock's previous close.

VSCO has been the topic of several other reports. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Victoria's Secret & Co. from $35.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Victoria's Secret & Co. from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Victoria's Secret & Co. from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $29.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Victoria's Secret & Co. from $33.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Victoria's Secret & Co. from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Victoria's Secret & Co. presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.18.

Victoria's Secret & Co. Stock Down 4.4 %

Shares of VSCO stock traded down $1.25 during trading on Thursday, hitting $27.11. 1,100,863 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,938,300. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 2.11. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $36.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.12, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 1.17. Victoria's Secret & Co. has a twelve month low of $15.12 and a twelve month high of $48.73.

Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.62) by $0.12. Victoria's Secret & Co. had a net margin of 2.47% and a return on equity of 44.74%. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.86) earnings per share. Victoria's Secret & Co.'s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Victoria's Secret & Co. will post 2.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Victoria's Secret & Co.

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Victoria's Secret & Co. by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,927,889 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,793,000 after purchasing an additional 58,981 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Victoria's Secret & Co. by 44.7% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,988,122 shares of the company's stock worth $165,188,000 after buying an additional 1,231,090 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Victoria's Secret & Co. by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,056,206 shares of the company's stock worth $85,168,000 after buying an additional 137,074 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Victoria's Secret & Co. by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,035,460 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,309,000 after buying an additional 156,979 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in Victoria's Secret & Co. by 481.5% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,956,760 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,049,000 after acquiring an additional 1,620,256 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.29% of the company's stock.

Victoria's Secret & Co. Company Profile

Victoria's Secret & Co operates as a lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. It offers bras, panties, lingerie, pajamas, sleep, sport and swim apparel, and beauty products. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Reynoldsburg, OH.

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