Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $19.17 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Negative news sentiment (-1.00).
Bath and Body Works is a personal care and home fragrance retailer with 1,927 company-operated North American stores, 573 international partner-operated stores in 45+ countries, and 40 million active loyalty members. Revenue is generated through in-store and e-commerce sales;... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $19.17 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Negative news sentiment (-1.00). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 57. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 28d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographiccentral Ohio (manufacturing/distribution)10-K Item 1A: 'the geographic concentration of third-party manufacturing facilities and our distribution facilities in central Ohio'
- MEDIUMSupplierlimited number of suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'our reliance on a limited number of suppliers to support a substantial portion of our inventory purchasing needs'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-25Item 5.02MEDIUMMichael Wu ceased as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Bath and Body Works effective February 24, 2026. Company initiated search for next CLO; no successor named at filing. Wu to assist with transition through approximately March 27, 2026 separation date.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Revenue shrinking — -2.3% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $19.17 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Negative news sentiment (-1.00). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 57. Prior stop was $17.77. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $24.03 (+25.7% upside). Prior stop was $17.77. Stop-loss: $17.77.
Consecutive earnings misses (2); Negative news sentiment (-1.00); Weak growth.
Bath & Body Works, Inc. trades at a P/E of 5.9 (forward 6.4). TrendMatrix value score: 9.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover BBWI with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $28.
What does Bath & Body Works, Inc. do?Bath and Body Works is a personal care and home fragrance retailer with 1,927 company-operated North American stores,...
Bath and Body Works is a personal care and home fragrance retailer with 1,927 company-operated North American stores, 573 international partner-operated stores in 45+ countries, and 40 million active loyalty members. Revenue is generated through in-store and e-commerce sales; most manufacturing is performed by third-party suppliers concentrated in central Ohio. The company launched a Consumer First Formula transformation in Q3 2025.