Wall Street Zen Upgrades Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) to Strong-Buy

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of 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 note on Friday, December 5th. UBS Group set a $58.00 price objective on shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Bank of America raised shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Victoria’s Secret & Co. from $47.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.20.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VSCO opened at $42.51 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $55.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.74. The company has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.85, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.25. Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a one year low of $13.76 and a one year high of $66.89.

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $2.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. Victoria’s Secret & Co. had a net margin of 2.45% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.60 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Victoria’s Secret & Co. will post 2.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. during the 1st quarter worth $233,000. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 279.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 47,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $888,000 after purchasing an additional 35,220 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 62,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 1,797 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in Victoria’s Secret & Co. in the 2nd quarter worth about $200,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Victoria’s Secret & Co. by 20.8% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 462,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,574,000 after buying an additional 79,669 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.