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

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.60) by $0.33, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for 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%.Victoria’s Secret & Co.’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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. Price Performance

VSCO opened at $41.46 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. The company has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.04 and a beta of 2.24. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a 12-month low of $13.76 and a 12-month high of $48.73.

Institutional Trading of Victoria’s Secret & Co.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the 3rd quarter worth about $20,870,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the third quarter worth about $17,644,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 44.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,415,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,210,000 after purchasing an additional 434,012 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 76.0% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 905,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,566,000 after purchasing an additional 390,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 10.3% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,549,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,187,000 after purchasing an additional 238,516 shares during the last quarter. 90.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on VSCO. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $47.00 price objective on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Victoria’s Secret & Co. presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.18.

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.