Research Analysts Offer Predictions for BBSI Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Barrett Business Services (BBSI) from $0.69 to $0.73, indicating a positive outlook for the company's earnings potential.
• In its latest earnings report, Barrett Business Services exceeded expectations with an EPS of $0.70 and revenue of $307.70 million, showing a 10% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Barrett Business Services declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, representing a 0.7% yield, with the dividend payout ratio currently at 15.76%.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Roth Capital increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share 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 $0.73 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.05. Barrett Business Services had a return on equity of 24.59% and a net margin of 4.49%. The company had revenue of $307.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.95 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Barrett Business Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Barrington Research raised their price objective on Barrett Business Services from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th.

Barrett Business Services Stock Up 1.7%

Barrett Business Services stock traded up $0.77 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $47.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 155,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,961. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $43.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.87. 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 52-week low of $34.36 and a 52-week high of $48.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.30, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Trading of Barrett Business Services

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 50,091 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,176,000 after acquiring an additional 7,301 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Barrett Business Services by 33.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 15,942 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 4,008 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Barrett Business Services by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 64,738 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,812,000 after buying an additional 3,406 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in Barrett Business Services in the fourth quarter valued at $646,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Barrett Business Services in the fourth quarter valued at $298,000. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Barrett Business Services news, Director Thomas J. Carley sold 12,354 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.60, for a total value of $526,280.40. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Gerald Blotz sold 13,327 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,061 shares of company stock valued at $1,406,470 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company's stock.

Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

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

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.