American Century Companies Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Bath & Body Works, Inc. $BBWI

American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) by 2,204.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,174,370 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,949,796 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 2.51% of Bath & Body Works worth $133,292,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BBWI. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its stake in shares of Bath & Body Works by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 772,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,895,000 after purchasing an additional 223,089 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Bath & Body Works during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,292,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its holdings in Bath & Body Works by 58.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 263,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,791,000 after buying an additional 97,640 shares during the period. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Bath & Body Works by 29.9% during the 3rd quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 369,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,517,000 after buying an additional 85,000 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Bath & Body Works by 53.5% in the second quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 58,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,000 after buying an additional 20,381 shares during the last quarter. 95.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Bath & Body Works Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BBWI opened at $22.73 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.00, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.68. Bath & Body Works, Inc. has a 52-week low of $14.27 and a 52-week high of $37.29.

Bath & Body Works Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Bath & Body Works’s dividend payout ratio is 24.62%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BBWI. Citigroup downgraded shares of Bath & Body Works from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $21.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Bath & Body Works in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of Bath & Body Works in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $20.00 target price on Bath & Body Works in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on Bath & Body Works from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bath & Body Works currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.71.

Key Headlines Impacting Bath & Body Works

Here are the key news stories impacting Bath & Body Works this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group raised its price target on BBWI from $17 to $23 and kept a “market perform” rating, signaling modest analyst confidence in the company’s near-term outlook (small upside vs. current price). This can provide some support to the stock if other news is neutral. Telsey price target note
• Positive Sentiment: Bath & Body Works launched a limited-time PEEPS® fragrance and gifting collection — a seasonal product tie-in that can help drive traffic and gift-season sales if consumer demand is solid. Product collaborations are usually modest near-term positives rather than transformational. PEEPS collaboration
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a preview of Wall Street projections for Bath & Body Works’ fiscal Q4 results and key metrics. Analysts’ consensus expectations for revenue, comp sales and margins will be important when BBWI reports; the preview itself doesn’t move the stock but sets the bar for the upcoming earnings reaction. Zacks Q4 preview
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Rosen, Faruqi & Faruqi, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, The Gross Law Firm and others) have issued shareholder alerts about a securities class action covering purchases between June 4, 2024 and November 19, 2025 and are urging investors to file by mid-March deadlines (March 13–16, 2026). Heightened litigation activity increases legal and settlement risk and can weigh on the stock, especially while deadlines and potential lead-plaintiff developments are pending. See representative notices: Rosen notice Faruqi notice Gross Law Firm notice

Bath & Body Works Company Profile

Bath & Body Works, Inc is a leading specialty retailer focused on personal care, home fragrance and complementary products. Through its flagship Bath & Body Works brand, the company offers a diverse assortment of shower gels, lotions, fragrance mists, candles and home fragrance items. Its product portfolio also includes the White Barn Candle Co range of premium scented candles and diffusers. Bath & Body Works serves consumers through a combination of brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce platforms, delivering seasonal collections, limited-edition releases and signature scent lines.

Founded in 1990 as part of Limited Brands (now L Brands), Bath & Body Works opened its first store in New Albany, Ohio, and quickly expanded across the United States.