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Warby Parker: Plenty more than meets the eye; Initiate at Buy with $33 PO
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Warby Parker: Plenty more than meets the eye; Initiate at Buy with $33 PO
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Warby Parker
Plenty more than meets the eye; Initiate at
Buy with $33 PO
Initiating Coverage : BUY | PO: 33.00 USD | Price: 29.24 USD
From stylish spec seller to full service optical retailer 29 June 2026
We initiate coverage of Warby Parker with a Buy rating and $33 PO (~13% upside). Equity
Having disrupted the eyewear industry by selling stylish eyeglass at a fraction of the
price of much larger retailers, WRBY is now moving from lifestyle brand to full service Robert F. Ohmes, CFA Research Analyst
optical retailer. We think that transition will drive upside (excluding AI glasses) , to the BofAS
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+DD rev. & 100 -200bp of targeted annual EBIT margin expansion algorithm. Our PO is robert.ohmes@bofa.com
based on 23x EV/EBITDA (51x C2027E EPS $0.65) , a premium to the average of unique Vicky Liu, CFA
merchandising driven, vertically integrated retailers with high (20%+ ) ROIC. Research Analyst
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Expanding a timeless & iconic brand with new initiatives yanjun.liu@bofa.com
WRBY’s value anchor is selling $95 frames but has leaned into its unique in -house
design, merchandising & marketing with new initiatives, including: 1) selling Google &
Samsung AI glasses, starting with audio -only in late 4Q followed later by AI display Stock Data
glasses; 2) a sports collection (launched Apr ’26) with broad appeal to progressive
wearers (pushes price to $ 595+), and likely boosts AI Rx rates; 3) lens es, frames & Price 29.24 USD
contacts expansion, supporting WRBY as a “one-stop shop ”; 4) an “Add a Pair and Save ” Price Objective 33.00 USD
deal (20% off a pair of equal or lesser value), which support s margin accretion & AOV. Date Established 29-Jun-2026
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