Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) Receives $22.00 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have issued a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.00.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on BBWI shares. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Bath & Body Works from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Bath & Body Works in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Bath & Body Works from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Bath & Body Works in a report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Bath & Body Works from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $23.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chase Investment Counsel Corp purchased a new position in Bath & Body Works in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,606,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Bath & Body Works by 725.3% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 466,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,364,000 after purchasing an additional 409,831 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in Bath & Body Works by 49.9% during the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 214,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,304,000 after buying an additional 71,349 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 462.6% during the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 108,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,184,000 after buying an additional 89,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Bath & Body Works by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,132,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,815,000 after buying an additional 458,620 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Bath & Body Works Stock Performance

Shares of Bath & Body Works stock opened at $20.86 on Friday. Bath & Body Works has a one year low of $14.27 and a one year high of $33.67. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $19.66 and its 200 day moving average is $20.45. The stock has a market cap of $4.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.38.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. Bath & Body Works had a negative return on equity of 45.34% and a net margin of 10.03%.Bath & Body Works’s quarterly revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. Bath & Body Works has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.650 EPS. Analysts predict that Bath & Body Works will post 2.63 EPS for the current year.

Bath & Body Works Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. Bath & Body Works’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.47%.

About Bath & Body Works

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.