Weiss Ratings Reiterates Hold (C-) Rating for Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO)

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO)‘s stock had its “hold (c-)” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “reduce” rating on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Barclays increased their price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Victoria’s Secret & Co. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Victoria’s Secret & Co. presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $26.73.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:VSCO opened at $29.64 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $24.59 and its 200 day moving average is $21.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.23. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a 52-week low of $13.76 and a 52-week high of $48.73.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.20. Victoria’s Secret & Co. had a return on equity of 33.77% and a net margin of 2.42%.The company had revenue of $1.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share. Victoria’s Secret & Co.’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has set its Q3 2025 guidance at -0.75–0.550 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Victoria’s Secret & Co. will post 2.37 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Victoria’s Secret & Co.

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 1,209.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 45,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $848,000 after acquiring an additional 42,165 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 54.2% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,430,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,570,000 after buying an additional 502,622 shares in the last quarter. Arena Capital Advisors LLC CA purchased a new position in Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the 1st quarter valued at about $484,000. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC lifted its stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 163.0% in the 1st quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 1,406,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,140,000 after buying an additional 871,968 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peregrine Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 30.8% in the 1st quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 223,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,154,000 after buying an additional 52,618 shares in the last quarter. 90.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Company Profile

Victoria’s Secret & Co operates as a lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. It offers bras, panties, lingerie, pajamas, sleep, sport and swim apparel, and beauty products. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Reynoldsburg, OH.