
Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of 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 of $2.18 per share 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.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of Barrett Business Services from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Barrett Business Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th.
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Barrett Business Services Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ BBSI traded up $0.28 during trading on Friday, hitting $47.15. 187,832 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 173,490. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.23, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.02. Barrett Business Services has a 1 year low of $34.14 and a 1 year high of $48.48. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $43.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.83.
Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $307.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.95 million. Barrett Business Services had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 24.85%. The business's revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS.
Barrett Business Services Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. Barrett Business Services's payout ratio is 15.76%.
Insider Transactions at Barrett Business Services
In related news, Director Thomas J. Carley sold 12,354 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.60, for a total value of $526,280.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 91,628 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,903,352.80. The trade was a 11.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Gerald Blotz sold 13,327 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 209,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,930,490.16. The trade was a 5.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 33,061 shares of company stock valued at $1,406,470 in the last 90 days. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBSI. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 43.3% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 27,831 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,209,000 after acquiring an additional 8,403 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of Barrett Business Services during the 4th quarter valued at about $353,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 5,807.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,934 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $491,000 after acquiring an additional 11,732 shares during the last quarter. Brio Consultants LLC acquired a new position in shares of Barrett Business Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $284,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 78,617 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,415,000 after acquiring an additional 1,177 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company's stock.
About Barrett Business Services
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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.
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