Victoria's Secret

Benzinga featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Retailers that posted quarterly results were among both bullish and bearish calls. Also covered were the prospects for the iPhone maker and the leading electric vehicle giant. The big U.S. indexes ended the past week...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB), the parent company of multiple brands including Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported a top- and bottom-line beat in its third-quarter results but also announced a 50-percent reduction in its dividend and named John Mehas as the new CEO of Victoria's...

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of two retail brands this week.  The Analyst  Goldman Sachs analyst Alexandra Walvis initiated coverage of L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) with a Buy rating and $36 price target. The analyst also initiated coverage of Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) with a...

Victoria’s Secret's struggles continue to make L Brands (NYSE: LB) a wait-and-see story, according to Morgan Stanley.  The Analyst  Morgan Stanley’s Kimberly Greenberger downgraded L Brands from Overweight to Equal-Weight and maintained a $32 price target....

Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works parent company L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) was upgraded by Citi on Monday, with an analyst saying the market's valuation of the retailer is overly bearish.  The Analyst Citi's Paul Lejuez upgraded L Brands from Neutral to Buy and...

Disappointing 2018 guidance means a rough start to the year for L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB), according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The Analyst BofA's Lorraine Hutchinson maintained an Underperform rating on L Brands with a $38 price target. The Thesis L Brands’ fiscal 2018...

Buckingham Research downgraded shares of L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) from Buy to Neutral and lowered its price target from $43 to $40, with the revised target representing roughly 9-percent downside from current levels. The rationale for the action? The firm said its near-term concern is based on...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) shares hit a new 52-week low, dropping more than 10 percent Thursday after cutting its FY17 EPS outlook, despite delivering a second-quarter earnings beat. The specialty retailer also expects to third quarter earnings to come in below consensus estimates, 25–30 cents...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) was hammered Thursday after the company disappointed investors with its second-quarter earnings report. Not everyone on Wall Street was disappointed by what they saw from the company, however. MKM Partners analyst Nehal Chokshi says investors should be jumping on the...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) is scheduled to release its second-quarter results after the market close Wednesday. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report earnings of 42 cents on revenues of $2.75 billion. Stung by the negative sentiment toward the sector, the stock has been on a wane since...

Jefferies analyst Randal Konik's bearish stance on L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) remains unchanged despite the retailer reporting a better-than-expected earnings report and issued strong forward looking guidance. The analyst maintains an Underperform rating on L Brands' stock with an unchanged $35 price...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB)'s February sales and first-quarter 2017 guidance came in significantly below expectations. The tough start to the first quarter “adds additional uncertainty to LB story,” Wedbush’s Morry Brown said in a report. He maintained a Neutral rating on the company...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be priming for a strong holiday quarter, going by research highlighted by Wells Fargo in a note released Thursday. Findings Quoting online traffic data from ComScore, analyst Ike Boruchow noted that about 65 percent of all U.S. internet users visited Amazon....

Wedbush said its checks show Black Friday promotions of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) and Anthropologie were higher than last year, with Francesca's Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: FRAN) lapping tough compares despite strong traffic. Apparel Retailers “Traffic was strong at both Urban and...