William Blair Has Bearish Forecast for Torrid Q4 Earnings

Torrid Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CURV - Free Report) - William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Torrid in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.06) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.03). William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Torrid's current full-year earnings is $0.16 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Torrid's FY2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Torrid (NYSE:CURV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $284.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $282.87 million. Torrid had a negative return on equity of 7.58% and a net margin of 1.35%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.06 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on CURV. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price target on shares of Torrid from $8.00 to $5.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Torrid from $4.50 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on Torrid in a research report on Friday. They set a "buy" rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Torrid has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $5.20.

Torrid Stock Up 14.3 %

NYSE:CURV traded up $0.52 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $4.16. 1,144,337 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 515,657. Torrid has a 12-month low of $2.18 and a 12-month high of $9.14. The company has a market cap of $435.47 million, a PE ratio of 27.73 and a beta of 2.01. The business's 50-day moving average price is $3.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.74.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Lisa M. Harper sold 498,087 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.80, for a total transaction of $1,892,730.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 5,596,314 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,265,993.20. The trade was a 8.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Elizabeth Munoz sold 188,189 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.80, for a total transaction of $715,118.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,976,911 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,512,261.80. The trade was a 8.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,164,601 shares of company stock valued at $34,825,484 over the last quarter. 9.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Torrid

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Torrid in the 3rd quarter worth $3,930,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP boosted its position in shares of Torrid by 87.3% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 108,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 50,439 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Torrid during the third quarter valued at $166,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Torrid in the 3rd quarter worth about $145,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Torrid by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 259,929 shares of the company's stock worth $1,022,000 after buying an additional 26,703 shares during the last quarter. 81.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Torrid

Torrid Holdings Inc operates in women's plus-size apparel and intimates market in North America. The company designs, develops, and merchandises its products under the Torrid, Torrid Curve, CURV, and Lovesick brand names. It is involved in the sale of tops, bottoms, dresses, denims, activewear, intimates, sleep wear, swim wear, and outerwear products; and non-apparel products comprising accessories, footwear, and beauty products.