Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on personal care and home fragrance products. Its portfolio includes body lotions and creams, shower products, fragrances, hand soaps and sanitizers, three-wick candles, wall-plug air fresheners, and other home-fragrance items. The company markets products under the Bath & Body Works brand and regularly introduces seasonal and limited-edition collections.

The company sells its products through a network of company-operated stores, its e-commerce website, and other direct channels. Its retail business primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada, while the brand also reaches international markets through franchise, license, and other distribution arrangements.

Bath & Body Works traces its retail roots to the opening of its first store in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio. It was formerly part of L Brands, Inc., alongside Victoria’s Secret, and became an independent publicly traded company following the separation of the two businesses in 2021. Bath & Body Works is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Gina Boswell.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.39 to $17.53
• 50-Day Range: $15.92 to $21.08
• 52-Week Range: $14.27 to $27.40
• Volume: 12.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.55
• Dividend Yield: 4.58%
• Price Target: $22.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bath & Body Works Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bath & Body Works scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 478 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bath & Body Works has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Bath & Body Works has a consensus price target of $22.13, representing about 26.7% upside from its current price of $17.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bath & Body Works has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bath & Body Works are expected to grow by 4.76% in the coming year, from $2.73 to $2.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 4.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.25.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 4.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bath & Body Works has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.05% of the float of Bath & Body Works has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bath & Body Works has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bath & Body Works has recently decreased by 6.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Bath & Body Works is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Bath & Body Works does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bath & Body Works is 20.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bath & Body Works will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.97% next year. This indicates that Bath & Body Works will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Bath & Body Works has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Bath & Body Works this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

46 people have searched for BBWI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Bath & Body Works to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bath & Body Works insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.33% of the stock of Bath & Body Works is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.14% of the stock of Bath & Body Works is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBWI
• CIK: 701985
• Web: www.bbwinc.com
• Phone: (614) 415-7000
• Fax: 614-415-7080
• Employees: 60,735
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bath & Body Works: $22.13
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.15
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.40
• P/E Growth: 0.81
• Net Income: $649 million
• Net Margins: 10.83%
• Pretax Margin: 13.47%
• Return on Equity: -53.48%
• Return on Assets: 13.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: $4.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.56
• Book Value: ($6.25) per share
• Price / Book: -2.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 201,650,000
• Free Float: 200,980,000
• Market Cap: $3.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40