Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on VSCO. Bank of America upgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays upped their target price on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $60.00 to $58.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $45.00 price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $60.20.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. stock opened at $42.51 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $55.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.60. The firm has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.19. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a 12 month low of $13.76 and a 12 month high of $66.89.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $2.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.29. Victoria’s Secret & Co. had a net margin of 2.45% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.60 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.200-3.450 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Victoria’s Secret & Co. will post 2.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bbfit Investments PTE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $558,521,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,748,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,912,000 after acquiring an additional 263,079 shares during the last quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP raised its stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 71.8% in the 2nd quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 2,989,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249,065 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,549,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,187,000 after acquiring an additional 238,516 shares during the period. Finally, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC lifted its position in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 32.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 2,363,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,155,000 after acquiring an additional 572,844 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.29% of the company’s stock.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Company Profile

Victoria’s Secret & Co is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intimate apparel, beauty products and accessories for women. The company operates a portfolio of brands that includes Victoria’s Secret, renowned for its lingerie, bras and sleepwear; PINK, a line targeting younger consumers with activewear and lifestyle products; and Victoria’s Secret Beauty, offering fragrances, cosmetics and personal care items. Products are sold through retail stores as well as direct-to-consumer channels, including e-commerce platforms and mobile applications.

The origins of Victoria’s Secret date back to 1977, when founders Roy and Gaye Raymond opened the first store in San Francisco.