How to buy L Brands shares

L Brands Inc (LB) is a publicly traded apparel retail business based in the US. It opened the day at $72.5 after a previous close of $71.38. During the day the price has varied from a low of $72.42 to a high of $74.61. The latest price was $73.5 (25 minute delay). L Brands is listed on the NYSE and employs 22,400 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

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Alternative ways to invest in L Brands

• Invest in L Brands via a fund

  Buying shares in just one company can leave you more exposed to unexpected swings in the market than if you have a range of investments - a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend having a broad mix of assets and funds that hold a ready-made portfolio of at least 50 different companies' shares, on the basis that drops in the value of some will be offset by rises elsewhere.

  L Brands is a major part of the NYSE index, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy L Brands stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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• See L Brands share price (NYSE:LB)

  Use our graph to track the performance of LB stocks over time.

  Share price volatility

  Over the last 12 months, L Brands's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

  Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while L Brands's is 1.7758. This would suggest that L Brands's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

• What's L Brands price performance over time?

  Historical closes compared with the last close of $73.5

  3 years (2020-06-05)	293.47%
  5 years (2018-06-07)	95.74%

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Is L Brands under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the L Brands P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

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What's L Brands's ESG track record?

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like L Brands.

Overall L Brands ESG score

L Brands's total ESG risk: 20.54

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and L Brands's overall score of 20.54 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 15th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like L Brands is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

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Frequently asked questions

• Does L Brands pay dividends?

  • Forward yield
  • Payout ratio

  Forward annual dividend yield: 0.19% of stock value

  Dividend payout ratio: 5.55% of net profits

  L Brands has paid out, on average, around 5.55% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.19% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 0.19% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In L Brands's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

  While L Brands's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.

  L Brands's most recent dividend payout was on 18 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

  Currently 5.04% of L Brands shares are held by insiders and 81.738% by institutions.

• How many people work for L Brands?

  Latest data suggests 22,400 work at L Brands.

• When does the fiscal year end for L Brands?

  L Brands's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is L Brands based?

  L Brands's address is: Three Limited Parkway, Columbus, OH, United States, 43230

• What is L Brands's ISIN number?

  L Brands's international securities identification number is: US0708301041

• What is L Brands's CUSIP number?

  L Brands's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 651192106

• How to sell L Brands shares

  It's as easy to sell L Brands as it is to buy! Here's how to sell L Brands that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your L Brands shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy L Brands shares with a debit card?

  Most share dealing providers in the UK will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy L Brands shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some L Brands shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in L Brands shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in L Brands

  If you're investing in a US stock, you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.

• What is the key financial information for L Brands?

  Financials

  Revenue TTM	$13.2 billion
  Operating margin TTM	20.18%
  Gross profit TTM	$5.6 billion
  Return on assets TTM	16.68%
  Return on equity TTM	0%
  Profit margin	10.73%
  Market capitalisation	$21.2 billion

  TTM: trailing 12 months