Bath & Body Works Investors Alerted to Class Action Deadline on March 16, 2026
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: Businesswire
- Earnings Miss: Bath & Body Works reported Q2 2025 earnings of $0.30 per share, a 55.8% year-over-year decline that missed guidance, causing a 6.9% stock drop to $29.36 on August 28, 2025, highlighting significant profitability issues.
- Performance Decline: The company’s Q3 2025 revenue fell 1% year-over-year, with net income down 26% to $77 million, and full-year sales guidance slashed from positive growth to negative, indicating urgent strategic shifts are needed.
- Strategic Overhaul: The company acknowledged that its strategy of “adjacencies, collaborations, and promotions” failed to grow its customer base, planning to exit certain adjacencies and refocus on core categories to address ongoing performance pressures.
- Legal Action: Investors can file to be lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit by March 16, 2026, due to undisclosed negative information during the class period, reflecting concerns over the company's transparency and governance.
Analyst Views on BBWI
Wall Street analysts forecast BBWI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BBWI is 30.50 USD with a low forecast of 15.00 USD and a high forecast of 43.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
6 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 23.020
Low
15.00
Averages
30.50
High
43.00
Current: 23.020
Low
15.00
Averages
30.50
High
43.00
About BBWI
Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a global omnichannel retailer focused on personal care and home fragrance. The Company offers a range of fragrances for the body and home, including selling collections for 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers, fine fragrance mists, liquid hand soaps, body lotions and body creams. It delivers customers their fragrances in multiple forms and categories. The Company sells merchandise through its retail stores in the United States and Canada, and through its Websites and other channels, under the Bath & Body Works, White Barn and other brand names. The Company’s international business is conducted through franchise, license and wholesale partners. It provides in-store experiences at more than 1,890 Company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the United States and Canada, more than 525 international franchised locations and an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com. Additionally, it offers a buy online pick-up in-store (BOPIS) option.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
