Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for BBW FY2026 Earnings

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop in a research report issued on Friday, December 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $3.99 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.00. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Northland Securities increased their price objective on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Down 11.8 %

NYSE:BBW opened at $41.02 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $554.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.91 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $37.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.09. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a 52 week low of $21.24 and a 52 week high of $47.01.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.03. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 37.81%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.53 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 7.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 256,979 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,494,000 after purchasing an additional 17,772 shares in the last quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP increased its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 25.9% in the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 732,911 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,187,000 after purchasing an additional 150,619 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the second quarter worth $740,000. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the second quarter worth $504,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 209.8% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 8,098 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 5,484 shares in the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Build-A-Bear Workshop

In other Build-A-Bear Workshop news, Director George Carrara sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.27, for a total value of $90,675.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 18,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $668,129.67. This trade represents a 11.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Eric R. Fencl sold 17,274 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.05, for a total transaction of $605,453.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 137,078 shares in the company, valued at $4,804,583.90. The trade was a 11.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 80,734 shares of company stock worth $2,844,217 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 7.90% of the company’s stock.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.28%.

Build-A-Bear Workshop announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, September 11th that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the specialty retailer to repurchase up to 23.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Company Profile

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. Its merchandise comprises various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items, including family sleepwear.