Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Torrid

Torrid Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CURV) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Torrid in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Torrid’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Torrid’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair upgraded shares of Torrid from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Torrid from $4.50 to $4.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Torrid in a research note on Friday. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Torrid currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.20.

Torrid Trading Up 14.3 %

Shares of Torrid stock opened at $4.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $435.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.80 and a beta of 2.01. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.75. Torrid has a 12-month low of $2.18 and a 12-month high of $9.14.

Torrid (NYSE:CURV) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, September 4th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. Torrid had a net margin of 1.35% and a negative return on equity of 7.58%. The business had revenue of $284.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $282.87 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Centiva Capital LP bought a new position in Torrid during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,930,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Torrid by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 259,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,022,000 after buying an additional 26,703 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its holdings in Torrid by 87.3% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 108,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 50,439 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Torrid by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 87,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 6,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Torrid during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $166,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.82% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Elizabeth Munoz sold 188,189 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.80, for a total value of $715,118.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 1,976,911 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,512,261.80. This trade represents a 8.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Lisa M. Harper sold 498,087 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.80, for a total value of $1,892,730.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 5,596,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,265,993.20. This trade represents a 8.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,164,601 shares of company stock worth $34,825,484 over the last three months. 9.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Torrid

Torrid Holdings Inc operates in women’s plus-size apparel and intimates market in North America. The company designs, develops, and merchandises its products under the Torrid, Torrid Curve, CURV, and Lovesick brand names. It is involved in the sale of tops, bottoms, dresses, denims, activewear, intimates, sleep wear, swim wear, and outerwear products; and non-apparel products comprising accessories, footwear, and beauty products.