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Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.20 +0.43 (+1.48%)
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About Barrett Business Services Stock (NASDAQ:BBSI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.72
$29.42
50-Day Range
$26.93
$31.57
52-Week Range
$25.33
$49.65
Volume
24,751 shs
Average Volume
235,349 shs
Market Capitalization
$717.03 million
P/E Ratio
18.96
Dividend Yield
1.10%
Price Target
$41.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Barrett Business Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

BBSI MarketRank™: 

Barrett Business Services scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 301 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barrett Business Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Barrett Business Services has a consensus price target of $41.50, representing about 44.2% upside from its current price of $28.77.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barrett Business Services has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Barrett Business Services are expected to grow by 18.09% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $2.22 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barrett Business Services is 18.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barrett Business Services is 18.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 31.75.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barrett Business Services has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barrett Business Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.40% of the float of Barrett Business Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barrett Business Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.03.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barrett Business Services has recently increased by 13.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barrett Business Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barrett Business Services has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barrett Business Services is 20.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Barrett Business Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.41% next year. This indicates that Barrett Business Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Barrett Business Services has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Barrett Business Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for BBSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Barrett Business Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $173,359.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0245% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barrett Business Services insiders have bought 335.25% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $225,069.00 in company stock and sold $51,710.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.10% of the stock of Barrett Business Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.76% of the stock of Barrett Business Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' insider trading history.
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BBSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barrett Business Services' stock was trading at $36.21 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BBSI shares have decreased by 20.2% and is now trading at $28.8890.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.15) by $0.02. Barrett Business Services's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Barrett Business Services split on the morning of Monday, June 24th 2024.The 4-1 split was announced on Monday, June 24th 2024. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, June 24th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Barrett Business Services: First Employment Services, Phillips Temps, Strategic Staffing, Pro HR, Associated Insurance Company for Excess, BBS I LLC, and Ecole Insurance Company.

Barrett Business Services' top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.69%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.13%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.70%) and Sei Investments Co. (0.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Kramer, Gerald Blotz, Thomas J Carley, Anthony Meeker, James R Potts, Thomas B Cusick, Carla A Moradi and Joseph Stephen Clabby.
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Shares of BBSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barrett Business Services investors own include Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), American Water Works (AWK), Meta Platforms (META), TotalEnergies (TTE) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Dividend Payable
3/27/2026
Last Earnings
5/06/2026
Today
5/14/2026
Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/22/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/22/2026
Dividend Payable
6/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Outsourcing
Sub-Industry
Human Resource & Employment Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BBSI
CIK
902791
Employees
3,197
Year Founded
1951

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$42.00
Low Price Target
$41.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+42.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.87
Forward P/E Ratio
15.48
P/E Growth
0.97
Net Income
$54.45 million
Net Margins
3.24%
Pretax Margin
5.46%
Return on Equity
22.89%
Return on Assets
6.84%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.16
Quick Ratio
1.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.24 billion
Price / Sales
0.58
Cash Flow
$2.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.94
Book Value
$8.37 per share
Price / Book
3.48

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
24,560,000
Free Float
23,553,000
Market Cap
$714.67 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97

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This page (NASDAQ:BBSI) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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