Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.15x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for BBWI is at 1.72. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBWI is 209.15M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.64% of that float. The average trading volume for BBWI on June 02, 2025 was 5.85M shares.
BBWI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE: BBWI) has dropped by -4.84 compared to previous close of 28.12. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -11.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-30 that BBWI reports higher earnings and sales in the fiscal first quarter, boosted by product innovation and strong supply-chain performance.
BBWI’s Market Performance
Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) has seen a -11.60% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -10.95% decline in the past month and a -24.26% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.35% for BBWI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.60% for BBWI’s stock, with a -18.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBWI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBWI stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for BBWI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BBWI in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $38 based on the research report published on May 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBWI reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for BBWI stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 09th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to BBWI, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on February 28th of the current year.
BBWI Trading at -11.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBWI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.50% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BBWI starting from JULIE B ROSEN, who proposed sale 42,874 shares at the price of $39.03 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, JULIE B ROSEN now owns shares of Bath & Body Works Inc, valued at $1,673,218 using the latest closing price.
Boswell Gina, the Chief Executive Officer of Bath & Body Works Inc, purchase 6,000 shares at $29.64 during a trade that took place back on Oct 09 ’24, which means that Boswell Gina is holding 242,987 shares at $177,852 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBWI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bath & Body Works Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.35.
Based on Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI), the company’s capital structure generated 1.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at -3.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.74. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 35.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.41.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
