Bath & Body Works down after Barclays downgrades to 'underweight'
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** Shares of Bath & Body Works BBWI.N down as much as 5.9% at $29.87
** Barclays downgrades BBWI to "underweight" from "equal weight", stock set for its worst day since Aug. 28
** Brokerage says there is risk of ongoing sales and margin pressure in 2025 from a weakening U.S. macro environment and stabilizing beauty sector
** Adds that BBWI has resorted to aggressive promotions which are indicative of weak consumer spending
** Barclays says BBWI faces strong competition during the holiday season as all retailers fight for the consumer's "holiday wallet" broadly
** "These are trends we do not expect to reverse into 2025," brokerage says
** Ten of 19 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, eight "hold" and one "sell"; with a median PT of $42
** Up to Thursday's close, stock had fallen ~26% so far this year
Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru
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