Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have issued a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $22.00.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Bath & Body Works from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Bath & Body Works in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Bath & Body Works from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Piper Sandler began coverage on Bath & Body Works in a research note on Friday, May 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on Bath & Body Works from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 28th.

Bath & Body Works Price Performance

BBWI opened at $22.94 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.29. The firm has a market cap of $4.62 billion, a PE ratio of 6.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.42. Bath & Body Works has a 1 year low of $14.27 and a 1 year high of $33.96.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Bath & Body Works will post 2.62 EPS for the current year.

Bath & Body Works Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. Bath & Body Works’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.47%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bath & Body Works

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Bath & Body Works by 35.5% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares in the last quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Bath & Body Works in the first quarter worth $208,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its stake in shares of Bath & Body Works by 17.7% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 327,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,107,000 after purchasing an additional 49,100 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 26.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,050,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,281,000 after buying an additional 425,248 shares during the last quarter. Finally, South Dakota Investment Council raised its position in shares of Bath & Body Works by 4.2% during the first quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 1,756,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,785,000 after buying an additional 71,255 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Bath & Body Works Company Profile

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.