We recently published a list of Top 10 Stocks on Analysts’ Radar These Days. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE:BBWI) stands against other top stocks on analysts’ radar these days.
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said in a recent program on CNBC that he is still optimistic about the stock market despite recent selloffs. Here is how he explained some of the reasons behind his rationale:
“I can understand why investors are sitting on their hands. I mean, they don’t really know how severe these tariffs are going to be or how long they’ll last. But now we’re seeing a big price correction and a decline in sentiment. Then something like today happens—we get a bad ADP jobs report, and the market is actually up. So we’re rising on bad news, which is a good sign that a lot of bad news is already priced in.”
Lee believes the market’s near-term bottom is close as he talked about the importance of staying invested during the “best days.”
“In my mind, we put out a piece yesterday just talking about the 10 best days that happen every year. Last year, for instance, the 10 best days added up to 21 percentage points of the S&P. Without those 10 days, the market was only up 4%. So, you know, you don’t get 20% years because it’s good throughout the year—it’s just the 10 best days. I think the setup for a 10 best day is near because if the economy’s near stall speed, I think people realize the Trump put does come back because otherwise it has to unwind all this austerity. And if the job market’s soft, the Fed put comes back into play because the Fed doesn’t want to deal with stall speed.I think that’s what’s going to be the positive catalyst in the next couple of weeks. On top of that, we already know stocks will bottom before bad news peaks. So if we’re seeing the market not fade on bad news, it means we’ve already priced in a lot of things that would normally scare us.”
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Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE:BBWI)
Number of Hedge Funds Investors: 36
Lorraine Hutchinson, BofA Securities senior retail analyst, explained in a latest program on CNBC why she’s bullish on Bath & Body Works Inc (NYSE:BBWI) despite the selloff after the company’s latest earnings.
“The guidance came in a little bit below consensus, not because of tariffs, though. So the two reasons why the guidance came in below where we were expecting are, number one, they only put about half of the buybacks into the guide that we were expecting. What this means is they’ll have $300 million of dry powder, which they can use to either buy back stock or pay down debt as the year goes on. The second thing is some incremental IT investments that we didn’t have in our model for the back half of the year. Both of those things, to me, are easily fixable. I think what is important here, and I think what’s interesting about the stock today, is it’s sitting at a 10 P/E, there’s a 10% free cash flow yield, they talked about the quarter being off to a great start, and they guided sales growth positive for the first time in several years. So we think this is a great buying opportunity today on the weakness.”
Overall, BBWI ranks 10th on our list of top stocks on analysts’ radar these days. While we acknowledge the potential of BBWI as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BBWI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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