Q1 Earnings Forecast for BBW Issued By DA Davidson

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop in a research report issued on Friday, March 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Northland Securities boosted their target price on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Up 3.0 %

NYSE BBW opened at $36.42 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $489.48 million, a PE ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 1.50. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a 52 week low of $23.63 and a 52 week high of $48.23. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.38.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.07. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 38.35%. The business had revenue of $150.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $147.53 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. De Lisle Partners LLP lifted its holdings 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 valued at $25,187,000 after buying an additional 150,619 shares during the period. Alta Fox Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 4th quarter worth about $5,631,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 396.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 129,801 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,976,000 after purchasing an additional 103,656 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 269.9% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 137,922 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,350,000 after purchasing an additional 100,633 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 372,168 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $12,863,000 after acquiring an additional 94,986 shares in the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sharon Price John sold 68,859 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.06, for a total transaction of $3,171,645.54. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 347,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,020,589.20. The trade was a 16.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 15,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.55, for a total value of $623,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 75,695 shares in the company, valued at $3,145,127.25. This represents a 16.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 161,666 shares of company stock worth $7,010,081. 7.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This is a positive change from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio is 23.10%.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

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.