What is Roth Capital's Forecast for BBSI FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Roth Capital raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Barrett Business Services, now predicting earnings of $2.18, an increase from their previous forecast of $2.11.
• Shares of BBSI rose 1.2% to $47.43, with significant trading activity surpassing average volumes, amidst a market capitalization of $1.22 billion.
• Barrett Business Services announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, with a payout ratio of 15.76%, payable on September 5th to shareholders of record on August 22nd.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Barrett Business Services in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.18 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.11. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Barrett Business Services' Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $307.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. Barrett Business Services's revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. 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. Barrington Research increased their price objective on shares of Barrett Business Services from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th.

Barrett Business Services Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:BBSI traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.17. 83,461 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 143,257. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of 23.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.02. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $43.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.84. 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 12-month low of $34.36 and a 12-month high of $48.48.

Barrett Business Services Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Barrett Business Services news, Director Thomas J. Carley sold 12,354 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.60, for a total transaction of $526,280.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 91,628 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,903,352.80. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Gerald Blotz sold 13,327 shares of Barrett Business Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.71, for a total transaction of $569,196.17. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 209,096 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,930,490.16. The trade was a 5.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 33,061 shares of company stock worth $1,406,470. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Barrett Business Services

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Barrett Business Services by 2.1% in the first quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 528,243 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $21,737,000 after buying an additional 10,627 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 393,267 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $17,084,000 after purchasing an additional 15,900 shares during the period. Riverbridge Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Barrett Business Services during the second quarter worth $14,792,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Barrett Business Services in the 1st quarter worth about $12,999,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in Barrett Business Services by 12.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 187,629 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $7,721,000 after buying an additional 20,169 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.76% of the company's stock.

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.