BBSI FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Barrington Research

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Barrett Business Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. Barrington Research analyst V. Colicchio now expects that the business services provider will earn $2.20 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.10. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $49.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Barrett Business Services' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Barrett Business Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th.

Barrett Business Services Stock Down 2.3%

BBSI stock traded down $1.12 on Monday, reaching $46.65. 63,796 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 143,211. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Barrett Business Services has a one year low of $34.36 and a one year high of $48.48. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.02.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.05. Barrett Business Services had a return on equity of 24.59% and a net margin of 4.49%. The firm had revenue of $307.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. The business's revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barrett Business Services

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Riverbridge Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Barrett Business Services during the second quarter worth $14,792,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Barrett Business Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $12,999,000. Trigran Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Barrett Business Services in the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,531,000. CSM Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Barrett Business Services in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,155,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Barrett Business Services during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $5,536,000. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Barrett Business Services

In other Barrett Business Services news, Director Thomas J. Carley sold 12,354 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.60, for a total transaction of $526,280.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 91,628 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,903,352.80. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Anthony Meeker sold 7,380 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.14, for a total value of $310,993.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 55,504 shares in the company, valued at $2,338,938.56. The trade was a 11.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,061 shares of company stock worth $1,406,470. Corporate insiders own 4.10% of the company's stock.

Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Barrett Business Services's payout ratio is 15.76%.

Barrett Business Services Company Profile

Barrett Business Services, Inc provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.