Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its stake in Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI - Free Report) by 1,387.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 79,447 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 74,105 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC's holdings in Bath & Body Works were worth $2,409,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Bath & Body Works in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Bath & Body Works by 94.7% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,320 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Bath & Body Works by 65.9% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,501 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Bath & Body Works during the first quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 394.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 2,697 shares of the company's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 2,152 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.14% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on BBWI. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Bath & Body Works from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Bath & Body Works from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Bath & Body Works from $44.00 to $43.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Bath & Body Works from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Bath & Body Works from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bath & Body Works has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $39.69.
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Bath & Body Works Stock Down 2.6%
Bath & Body Works stock traded down $0.69 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $25.77. The company had a trading volume of 1,991,903 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,303,796. The stock has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.66, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.49. Bath & Body Works, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.94 and a 1 year high of $41.87. The business has a fifty day moving average of $30.18 and a 200 day moving average of $29.99.
Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.37. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. Bath & Body Works had a net margin of 9.88% and a negative return on equity of 48.43%. The firm's revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.37 earnings per share. Bath & Body Works has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.370-0.45 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.350-3.600 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Bath & Body Works, Inc. will post 3.3 earnings per share for the current year.
Bath & Body Works Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 22nd. Bath & Body Works's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.74%.
Bath & Body Works Company Profile
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Bath & Body Works, Inc is a specialty retailers and home to America's Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap.
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