Jefferies Financial Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) Stock Price

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) had its price target reduced by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $28.00 to $26.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 13.41% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Victoria’s Secret & Co. has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.45.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:VSCO opened at $22.93 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 2.17. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a 1-year low of $13.76 and a 1-year high of $48.73. The company’s fifty day moving average is $20.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Victoria’s Secret & Co. had a net margin of 2.42% and a return on equity of 35.37%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.40 earnings per share. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.75–0.550 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Victoria’s Secret & Co. will post 2.37 EPS for the current year.

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

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,966,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,599,000 after acquiring an additional 38,695 shares during the last quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 71.8% during the 2nd quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 2,989,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249,065 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 1,586.7% in the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,972,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,528,000 after buying an additional 1,855,400 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 18.3% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,868,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,723,000 after buying an additional 288,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 54.2% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,430,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,570,000 after buying an additional 502,622 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.29% of the company’s stock.

About Victoria’s Secret & Co.

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.