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The year 2021 has featured retail trading-induced short squeezes, soaring special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and extreme volatility in cryptocurrency markets. Amid the many bouts of short-term mania, there are a handful of stocks in the S&P 500 Index that...

A leading retailer of home, fragrance and women’s lingerie and beauty products has announced a spinoff intended to unlock shareholder value. Here’s what investors should know about the spinoff of the Victoria’s Secret business from L Brands (NYSE: LB). What Happened: L Brands...

Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works parent company L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) reported Wednesday with second-quarter results that prompted two analysts to lift their price targets higher. The L Brands Analysts: Credit Suisse analyst Michael Binetti maintained a Neutral...

Shares of L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) Monday tumbled in after-hours trading on news of Sycamore Partners LLC terminating its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Victoria’s Secret. Once the noise related to the deal dies down, the focus will be on the company’s underlying fundamental...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) has notable upside potential and there are two paths to unlocking value, according to Barclays. The Analyst Adrienne Yih upgraded L Brands from Underweight to Overweight with a price target lifted from $15 to $30. The Thesis L Brands could move higher if one of two scenarios...

Victoria's Secret parent company L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) has a "path to value creation" by selling its fashion business to better focus on its Bath & Body Works unit, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Edward Yruma upgraded L Brands from Sector Weight to Overweight...

L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) hosted an analyst day this week, and much of the focus was on the embattled Victoria’s Secret brand. The company provided a longer-term goal for the brand to achieve 10-15% operating margins. BofA Stays Sidelined  The margin goal is unrealistic given changes in...

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 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...

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...