Bath & Body Works is tipped by UBS for earnings day rally

UBS is constructive on Bathtub & Physique Works (NYSE:BBWI) forward of the retailer’s Q3 earnings report.

Analyst Jay Sole and staff challenge upward EPS revisions from the retailer after current knowledge recommended that BBWI’s enterprise tendencies improved throughout Q3 the quarter. The agency expects BBWI to boost the midpoint of its FY22 EPS steerage 3% to 4%, to $2.80 to $3.10 from $2.70-$3.00. That’s seen being sufficient to elevate sell-side EPS forecasts by an identical quantity and enhance general sentiment on the na,e.

“Our conversations with buyers point out the market views BBWI as a de-risked inventory. We predict a FY22 steerage elevate reinforces the market’s view, boosting sentiment.”

UBS can be constructive on incoming Bathtub & Physique Works (BBWI) CEO Gina Boswell. Sole wrote the CEO rent seems like match for the retailer since Boswell’s areas of experience match what BBWI mentioned it was searching for. Boswell is anticipated to indicate BBWI how one can evolve right into a extra international, omni-channel, multi-category model vs. its present positioning.

UBS has a Purchase ranking on BBWI and worth goal of $36, which works out to 12X the FY24 EPS estimate.

The Searching for Alpha Quant Ranking on BBWI is simply at Maintain, however the quant rating is the eighth highest within the specialty shops sector.

Choices buying and selling is implying a share worth up or down of 8% when BBWI experiences earnings on November 16.