Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.33 EPS

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.60) by $0.33, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. Victoria’s Secret & Co. had a return on equity of 33.77% and a net margin of 2.42%.The firm’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.50) EPS. Victoria’s Secret & Co. updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.400-2.650 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance to 2.200-2.45 EPS.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Stock Up 17.9%

VSCO opened at $49.01 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a PE ratio of 27.23 and a beta of 2.24. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a twelve month low of $13.76 and a twelve month high of $50.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $34.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Institutional Trading of Victoria’s Secret & Co.

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 2.8% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 139,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,783,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares in the last quarter. Inceptionr LLC purchased a new position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at $204,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the third quarter valued at $53,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 1.7% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 58,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 958 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 48.8% in the 2nd quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 33,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 11,117 shares during the period. 90.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $32.00 in a report on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a report on Monday, November 24th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $47.00 target price on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research note on Monday. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $29.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Victoria’s Secret & Co. from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.09.

About Victoria’s Secret & Co.

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.