BBSI FY2025 EPS Estimate Increased by Barrington Research

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Barrett Business Services in a report released 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 estimate of $2.10. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $49.00 price target 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.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.05. Barrett Business Services had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 24.59%. 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 business earned $0.62 earnings per share. Barrett Business Services's revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.

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

Barrett Business Services Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BBSI traded down $0.66 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $46.04. 23,352 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 142,929. The stock has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.02. The business's fifty day moving average is $43.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Barrett Business Services has a one year low of $34.36 and a one year high of $48.48.

Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Gerald Blotz sold 13,327 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.71, for a total value of $569,196.17. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 209,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,930,490.16. This represents a 5.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Anthony Meeker sold 7,380 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.14, for a total transaction of $310,993.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 55,504 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,338,938.56. This represents a 11.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 33,061 shares of company stock valued at $1,406,470. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barrett Business Services

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BBSI. Martingale Asset Management L P grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 0.6% in the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 38,213 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,572,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 2.5% in the second quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 11,021 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 6,900 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 2.9% in the second quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 10,912 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $455,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SummerHaven Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.4% in the first quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 23,827 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $980,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.76% of the company's stock.

About Barrett Business Services

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.