9,300 Shares in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 9,300 shares of the specialty retailer's stock, valued at approximately $346,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.07% of Build-A-Bear Workshop at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the first quarter worth $250,000. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 307.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 74,355 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $3,422,000 after acquiring an additional 56,109 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 138.1% in the first quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 115,885 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $4,307,000 after acquiring an additional 67,205 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 62.7% in the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 18,802 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 7,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Build-A-Bear Workshop in the first quarter valued at about $850,000. 79.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Build-A-Bear Workshop

In other Build-A-Bear Workshop news, Director Lesli Rotenberg sold 1,755 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.52, for a total value of $93,927.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at $632,874. This represents a 12.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Sharon Price John sold 31,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.73, for a total value of $1,429,062.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 291,305 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,321,377.65. The trade was a 9.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 48,248 shares of company stock worth $2,276,383 in the last 90 days. 5.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on BBW. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $60.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

NYSE BBW traded up $0.63 on Tuesday, reaching $51.55. The stock had a trading volume of 200,651 shares, compared to its average volume of 183,892. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $50.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.81. The company has a market cap of $680.98 million, a P/E ratio of 12.39 and a beta of 0.70. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 1-year low of $24.37 and a 1-year high of $55.56.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The specialty retailer reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $128.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.90 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 40.74% and a net margin of 10.91%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 EPS. Research analysts predict that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. Build-A-Bear Workshop's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.15%.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Company Profile

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. Its merchandise comprises various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items, including family sleepwear.