Goldman Sachs analyst Kate McShane reiterated a Buy rating on the shares of Bath & Body Works Inc. BBWI with a price target of $52.00.Bath & Body Works recently wrapped up its annual Candle Day sale, which took place on December 7-8, 2024. The sale offered 3-wick candles at $9.95 each, maintaining a steady price point from the previous year, noted the analyst.While this year’s event mirrored the setup of 2023, it lasted a bit longer than previous years, particularly 2021, which had no early access, said the ...

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HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Products are displayed at a Bath & Body Works store on June 12, 2024 ... [+] in Hayward, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty Images[Note: BBWI fiscal year ends January]After a 20% increase in the last month, at the current price of around $38 per share, we believe Bath & Body Works stock (NYSE: BBWI), the largest specialty home fragrance & body care product retailer in the U.S, formerly known as L Brands, could go higher in the long-term. BBWI stock has in ...

It has almost been two years since I published my last article about Bath & Body Works (NYSE: BBWI ) (or “L Brands” as the company was previously known before spinning off Victoria’s Secret in 2021). In the article, I wroteMy analysis is focused on high-quality companies, that can outperform the market over the long-run due to a competitive advantage (economic moat) and high levels of defensibility. Focused on European and North American companies, but without constraints regarding market capitalization (fr ...

Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________________________ FORM 10-Q _________________________________ ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended November 2, 2024 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-8344 _________________________________ BATH & BODY WO ...

Goldman Sachs analyst Kate McShane reiterated the Buy rating on Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI, with a price forecast of $52.The company’s third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 49 cents beat the analyst consensus of 47 cents. Quarterly sales of $1.610 billion, a growth of 3.1% year-over-year, came above the street view of $1.579 billion.The gross margin was 43.5%, down 20 bps YoY, and the operating margin was 13.5% compared to 14.2% YoY.The analyst projects the company well-positioned to offer affordab ...

Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised its 2024 outlook on Monday.BBWI’s third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 49 cents, beating the analyst consensus of 47 cents. Quarterly sales of $1.610 billion, a growth of 3.1% year-over-year, above the street view of $1.579 billion.Gina Boswell, CEO of Bath & Body Works, commented, “Our strong results exceeded the high end of our net sales and earnings per diluted share guidance. As a result, we are raising o ...

As the United States gross domestic product (GDP) figures for the quarter recently suggested that the American consumer was mostly responsible for carrying economic growth, investors might wonder whether it is still worth it to look into buying some retail stocks in the cyclical space, or whether the wave is toward its last inning and might roll over soon. Well, the answer can only be found in the fundamentals and price action, where companies report their quarterly results, and markets react by either puni ...

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported $1.61 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.1%. EPS of $0.49 for the same period compares to $0.48 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.99% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46, the EPS surprise was +6.52%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall ...

Stocks jumped at Monday's open and bond yields retreated as markets welcomed President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new all-time high and the S&P 500 hit a new intraday high early in the opening session of a holiday-shortened week highlighted by a packed economic calendar.In a Friday evening post on Truth Social, Trump described Bessent, the former chief investment strategist of Soros Fund Management, as "one of t ...