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Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.47 +0.76 (+1.53%)
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About Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock (NYSE:BBW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.37
$50.14
50-Day Range
$46.21
$55.12
52-Week Range
$24.53
$55.56
Volume
12,392 shs
Average Volume
269,092 shs
Market Capitalization
$666.65 million
P/E Ratio
12.12
Dividend Yield
1.74%
Price Target
$52.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

BBW MarketRank™: 

Build-A-Bear Workshop scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Build-A-Bear Workshop are expected to grow by 4.58% in the coming year, from $3.71 to $3.88 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Build-A-Bear Workshop is 11.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Build-A-Bear Workshop is 11.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.54.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has a P/B Ratio of 4.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Build-A-Bear Workshop's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.56% of the float of Build-A-Bear Workshop has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Build-A-Bear Workshop has recently increased by 0.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Build-A-Bear Workshop pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Build-A-Bear Workshop is 21.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Build-A-Bear Workshop will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.68% next year. This indicates that Build-A-Bear Workshop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Build-A-Bear Workshop's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.56% of the float of Build-A-Bear Workshop has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Build-A-Bear Workshop has recently increased by 0.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Build-A-Bear Workshop has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Build-A-Bear Workshop this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Build-A-Bear Workshop insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,276,383.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.80% of the stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.30% of the stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Build-A-Bear Workshop's insider trading history.
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BBW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock was trading at $46.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BBW stock has increased by 8.2% and is now trading at $49.8110.

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The specialty retailer reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.31. The specialty retailer had revenue of $128.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $118.90 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 40.74%.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, September 11th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 23.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of Build-A-Bear Workshop include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%), CSM Advisors LLC (0.92%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.82%) and Boston Partners (0.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Cannell Capital Llc, Sharon Price John, Eric R Fencl, Jennifer Kretchmar, Craig Leavitt, Vojin Todorovic, Robert L Dixon Jr, J Christopher Hurt, George Carrara, Lesli Rotenberg and Maxine Clark.
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Shares of BBW 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/29/2025
Record date for 7/10 Dividend
6/26/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend
6/26/2025
Dividend Payable
7/10/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/18/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - MISC/DIV
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BBW
CIK
1113809
Employees
5,100
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$64.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.16
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.97
Forward P/E Ratio
13.43
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$51.78 million
Net Margins
10.91%
Pretax Margin
14.06%
Return on Equity
40.74%
Return on Assets
18.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.67
Quick Ratio
0.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$510.07 million
Price / Sales
1.29
Cash Flow
$4.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.42
Book Value
$10.35 per share
Price / Book
4.81

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
13,209,000
Free Float
12,443,000
Market Cap
$657.95 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.70

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This page (NYSE:BBW) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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