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

Company Overview

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. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.26 to $30.27
• 50-Day Range: $25.13 to $33.91
• 52-Week Range: $24.94 to $41.87
• Volume: 5.14 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.03
• Dividend Yield: 2.66%
• Price Target: $42.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bath & Body Works Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bath & Body Works scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bath & Body Works has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bath & Body Works has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bath & Body Works are expected to grow by 12.12% in the coming year, from $3.30 to $3.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bath & Body Works is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 26.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bath & Body Works has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% 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 1.4, 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 increased by 42.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Bath & Body Works pays a meaningful dividend of 2.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

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 21.33%. 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 21.62% next year. This indicates that Bath & Body Works will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.97

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% 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 1.4, 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 increased by 42.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Bath & Body Works has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Bath & Body Works this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for BBWI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Bath & Body Works to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 0.26% 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.

BBWI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BBWI shares performed this year?

Bath & Body Works' stock was trading at $38.77 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BBWI stock has decreased by 22.4% and is now trading at $30.10.
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How were Bath & Body Works' earnings last quarter?

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 29th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The company's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Bath & Body Works doing a stock buyback?

Bath & Body Works' board authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 27th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Bath & Body Works' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Bath & Body Works include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.22%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (5.17%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.93%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Gina Boswell, Wendy C Arlin and Thomas E Mazurek.
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How do I buy shares of Bath & Body Works?

Shares of BBWI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Bath & Body Works own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bath & Body Works investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/29/2025
• Record date for 6/20 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/20/2025
• Today: 6/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - MISC/DIV
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBWI
• CIK: 701985
• Web: www.lb.com
• Phone: (614) 415-7000
• Fax: 614-415-7080
• Employees: 59,210
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $42.00
• High Stock Price Target: $52.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.12
• P/E Growth: 1.04
• Net Income: $798 million
• Net Margins: 11.10%
• Pretax Margin: 14.37%
• Return on Equity: -47.44%
• Return on Assets: 15.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.87
• Cash Flow: $4.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.24
• Book Value: ($6.85) per share
• Price / Book: -4.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,610,000
• Free Float: 211,062,000
• Market Cap: $6.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.72